The service departed and arrived at the Old San Juan docks, but its popularity was short lived and thus this service was stopped during the early 1990s.Ĭruise service Club Med 2 in the Port of San Juan During the late 1980s, ferry service covered the San Juan area and the trip lasted approximately one hour. The Cataño Ferry ( Lancha de Cataño) provides multiple daily round-trips from San Juan to Cataño. Please see the talk page for more information. This article or section appears to contradict itself. Of the 15 piers in the channel, four accommodate cruise ships while others serve cargo vessels and the Cataño Ferry. The Port of San Juan's passenger facilities are located along San Antonio Canal. The location of the port's cargo facilities give it immediate access to Puerto Rico's vast expressway system and several major local routes, this allows for the fast and efficient transportation of goods throughout the Metropolitan Area and the rest of the island. The cargo facilities allow for more than 500,000 square feet (46,000 m 2) of space for loading and unloading cargo. Of the approximately eight cargo terminals, five are located in the Puerto Nuevo district of San Juan and the other three are located in the neighboring municipality of Guaynabo. The Port of San Juan's cargo facilities are located on the southern portion of San Juan Bay. The municipalities of Cataño, Guaynabo and San Juan compose the south side of the bay and port.Ĭargo facilities A cargo ship unloading in Puerto Nuevo.

The bay and its docks are located along San Antonio Canal, a narrow navigable section of San Juan Bay lying south of Old San Juan and San Juan island, and north and west of the Puerto Rico Convention Center District and Isla Grande Airport.

The port's facilities, in addition to, Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport and the Cataño Ferry ' Lancha de Cataño' services, are property of the Puerto Rico Ports Authority. The port is composed of a total of sixteen piers, of which eight are used for passenger ships and eight for cargo ships. The 'Port of San Juan' is the general name used to call various passenger and cargo facilities located in lands around the San Juan Bay ( Bahía de San Juan). The Port of San Juan ( Spanish: Puerto de San Juan) is a seaport facility located in the metropolitan area of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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