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Puerto Rico Ocean Shipping

Asset-based Jones Act ocean service between Jacksonville, Florida and San Juan, Puerto Rico with multiple weekly sailings for containers, vehicles, breakbulk and refrigerated cargo.

Description

Trailer Bridge operates an asset-based Jones Act ocean service between Jacksonville, Florida and San Juan, Puerto Rico, and describes itself as one of only three Jones Act carriers serving Puerto Rico from the Port of Jacksonville. The service runs multiple weekly sailings on the company's own fleet of Jones Act ocean-going barges, including roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) barges, supported by its own fleet of 40-foot and 53-foot containers.

Key features

  • Containerized freight, vehicles, oversized and breakbulk cargo, and refrigerated cargo in reefer containers
  • Jacksonville operations at the Blount Island terminal
  • San Juan Port terminal in Guaynabo, under a 20-year lease agreement with the Puerto Rico Port Authority signed in 2021

Applications

  • Mainland U.S. to Puerto Rico supply chains (southbound) and Puerto Rico to mainland (northbound)

Specifications

Trade routeJacksonville, FL – San Juan, PR
SailingsMultiple weekly
VesselsJones Act ocean-going barges (incl. RoRo barges)

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