Puerto Rico Ports Authority denies crisis as Crowley replace Horizon

The Puerto Rico Ports Authority has denied that the exit from the market of Horizon Lines has caused a serious crisis.

Horizon Lines ceased its Puerto Rican domestic service in late 2014, at around the same time it was bought by Matson Inc. The company had transported 30% of Puerto Rico’s imports.

The executive director of the country’s Ports Authority, Ingrid Colberg Rodrigues, said on 19 March that freight operations are “stable and secure”.