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: Everything that is possible and necessary “is being done” to assure supply to the Western Group, guarantees Vasco Cordeiro The President of the Government stressed today at the Legislative Assembly that "everything possible and necessary is being done" to assure the supply to the islands of Flores and Corvo, despite the disturbances caused by the total destruction of Lajes das Flores. "Everything that can and needs to be done to mitigate the damage and the effects caused by the passage of Hurricane Lorenzo is being do... Mais >> Informação: Study on expansion of Pico Aerodrome runway completed by the end of the first semester, announces Ana Cunha The Regional Secretary for Transport and Public Works announced today that the study to assess the operating conditions of Pico Island Aerodrome should be completed by the end of the first half of 2020. Ana Cunha stated that the procedure, which "follows a recommendation issued by the President of the Government in February of last year," was "recently awarded to the company Coba Consultores." Ac... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government to invest this year 1.5 million Euros in Terceira's regional road network The Regional Director for Public Works and Communications stated in Angra do Heroísmo that the Regional Government will invest this year nearly 1.5 million Euros in the regional road network of Terceira Island, thus contributing to maintain the levels of safety and comfort of these road users. Frederico Sousa spoke on the sidelines of a visit to the paving works of sections of the Regional R... 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: Certification of Lajes Base for civil use has "significant operational effects," says Ana Cunha The Regional Secretary for Transport and Public Works assured yesterday that the certification process for the civil use of Lajes Base "is a certification achieved after a long negotiation process" and "has significant operational effects."
Ana Cunha reminded that this "is a military base" and it "will not cease to be." However, it now "has a civil use that has to be enhanced in order to increase... Mais >> Informação: Ana Cunha assures that the Government has done everything within its reach to minimise Hurricane Lorenzo's impact on Flores Island The Regional Secretary for Transport and Public Works stated Tuesday that the Regional Government has done everything within its reach "to support Flores inhabitants," after the destruction caused by Hurricane Lorenzo, highlighting the constant monitoring of the situation, always in cooperation with local authorities.
Ana Cunha spoke to journalists after being heard at the Committee on Economic A... Mais >>
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