Informação: Tender for construction of São Roque do Pico Passenger Terminal to move forward this year, announces Ana Cunha
The tender for the construction of the Passenger Maritime Terminal at São Roque do Pico Port has already been launched by the Regional Port Authorities. With a base price of 3.5 million Euros and a completion period of 20 months, this procedure fulfils the commitment made by the Regional Government to build the Passenger Maritime Terminal at the São Roque do Pico Port. The contract work... Mais >>

Informação: Vessel "Malena" to make calls on Terceira Island “whenever necessary and whenever justified,” assures Ana Cunha
The Regional Secretary for Transport and Public Works assured today at the Legislative Assembly in Horta that the vessel "Malena," which is in the Azores to exclusively supply the island of Flores, will "make calls on Terceira Island whenever necessary and whenever justified." “At this time and with regard to the transport of live cattle, it was decided that the vessel should head directly t... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Port Authorities' tug to supply fuel to Corvo Island
The Regional Secretary for Transport and Public Works issued recommendations to the Regional Port Authorities in order to immediately prepare a tug for the transport and supply of fuel to Corvo Island. This recommends follows the assessment of adverse sea conditions and aims to speed up the supply of fuel to that island. The tug should depart in the early afternoon of Thursday and is estimated t... Mais >>

Informação: Vessel "Malena" arrives in the Azores
The vessel "Malena," chartered to supply the island of Flores, is already in the Region. The vessel, about 87 metres long, arrived this afternoon in Ponta Delgada. It can carry up to 100 20-foot containers, including 28 refrigerated containers. "Malena" is equipped with two 35-tonne cranes and has the capacity to transport live animals in container and fuel. It was chartered for a period of three... Mais >>

Informação: Flores Island to be supplied in coming days, says Regional Director for Transport
The Regional Director for Transport announced today that the island of Flores will be supplied with goods still this week, through means provided by the Armed Forces. Speaking to journalists, Pedro Silva stated that the Regional Government has been in contact with the Armed Forces, "which have already made available the C-295 [aircraft] with a transport capacity of five tonnes of goods." According... Mais >>

Informação: Problem of supply to Flores was never in the vessels but in Lajes Port, says Ana Cunha
The Regional Secretary for Transport and Public Works stated at the Legislative Assembly in Horta that the problem of supply to Flores Island, after the passage of hurricane Lorenzo, "was never in the vessel" but in the Lajes port, which "was destroyed." Ana Cunha pointed out that, due to this situation, on the day after the hurricane struck "we did not even know whether we would have a mooring qu... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government to move forward with procedures for chartering vessel to supply Flores Island
The Regional Government will move forward with the procedures for chartering a vessel in order to guarantee the supply of cargo to the island of Flores. The Maritime Authority has already issued a public notice introducing changes to the operating conditions of Lajes das Flores Port. It stipulates that vessels up 90 metres in length and five metres in draught are now authorised to operate in this ... Mais >>

Informação: Public tender for upgrading of Furnas-Povoação road launched at the beginning of next year, announces Vasco Cordeiro
The President of the Regional Government announced today the launch, at the beginning of next year, of the public tender for the upgrading of the road between Furnas and Povoação, a “structuring" investment for accessibility in this municipality of S. Miguel Island. “The environmental impact study and the preliminary study have already been completed. We expect that the impl... Mais >>

Informação: Tender for construction of RO-RO ramp and ancillary works in Pipas Port in Angra do Heroísmo already launched
The tender for the construction of the ramp for RO-RO ships and ferry boats as well as the ancillary works to improve the operating and shelter conditions of Pipas Porto in Angra do Heroísmo was launched today with the publication of opening notice in the Official Gazette. Launched by Portos dos Açores, S.A. (Regional Port Authorities), the tender has a base price of 15 million Euros an... Mais >>

Informação: Tender for construction of São Roque do Pico Passenger Terminal to move forward this year, announces Ana Cunha
The Regional Secretary for Transport and Public Works announced today the Regional Government will launch this year a public tender for the construction of São Roque do Pico Passenger Terminal, which includes the redevelopment of the surrounding area, an investment of about four million Euros. "We are, therefore, in the face of a significant improvement of the conditions for operating the mar... Mais >>