Fernando Bonilla, Secretary of State and executive director of the Port Authority of Puerto Rico, said the situation is ideal for an alliance between the two entities to develop business for merchandise moving throughout the Caribbean region.
He said such an alliance "would make us both more competitive on a world level."

Source: pa-digital.com.pa

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