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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

CARIBBEAN-CENTRAL AMERICA PROFILE 2018

INFRASTRUCTURE (WICO). Crown Bay Cruise Ship Port, located service, PBX service, switched T1s local private
TRANSPORTATION in Subbase, is the second main cruise ship port lines, DSx, Frame Relay, ATM data services and
LAND in St. Thomas. It has two docks, which can billing and collection services.
Railroads: None accommodate three cruise ships simultaneously.
Roads: 856 km (535 mi.) CONTACTS
Red Hook Marine Facility, located at the eastern Bureau of Economic Research
SEA end of St. Thomas, primarily serves passengers USVI Department of Property and Procurement
Sea Ports: The Virgin Islands Port Authority travelling between St. Thomas and St. John, and Building
(VIPA) owns and operates all of the public St. Thomas and the British islands of Tortola No. 1, Sub Base 1st Floor
seaports in the Virgin Islands except the West and Virgin Gorda. St. Thomas, USVI 00802
Indian Company Dock in Havensight, St. Tel: (340) 774-9793
Thomas. The Port Authority owns and operates AIR Fax: (340) 776-7953
marine cargo and passenger facilities on St. Airports: The Virgin Islands Port Authority
(VIPA) owns and manages the two airports
Thomas, St. John and St. Croix. On St. Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands: the Cyril Hotel Association St. Thomas & St. Johns
the facilities include: The Charlotte Amalie E. King Airport (CEKA) on St. Thomas and PO Box 2300
Waterfront, the Edward Wilmoth Blyden IV St. Thomas
Marine Terminal, the Crown Bay Cargo Port, the Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport USVI 00803
the Crown Bay Cruise Ship Terminal, and the (HERA) on St. Croix. Tel: (340) 774-6835
Red Hook Marine Facility, which includes a The Cyril E. King Airport (CEKA) is a public Fax: (340) 774-4993
cargo and passenger facility. On St. John, there airport located on the southwestern side of St. E-mail: stsjhta@vipowernet.net
are two facilities: the Loredon Lorence Boynes Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands - approximately
Sr. Dock, the main port of entry on St. John, and four miles east of the capital city, Charlotte St. Croix Chamber of Commerce
the St. John Cargo Dock, which is referred to as Amalie. The airport covers approximately 280 3009 Orange Grove, Suite 12
“The Creek.” On St. Croix, the facilities include: acres. The asphalt runway measures are 7,000 Christiansted
The Gallows Bay Dock, the Ann E. Abramson feet long by x 150 feet wide (2,134 x 46 meters). St. Croix, USVI 00820
Marine Facility, the Wilfred “Bomba” Allick The airport was completed in 1990, and the Tel: (340) 773-1435
Port and Transhipment Centre also known as terminal has 11 gates. Fax: (340) 773-8172
“The Containerport” and the Gordon A. Finch E-mail: stcroixchamber@vipowernet.net
Molasses Pier. The Henry E. Rohlsen Airport (HERA) is
located on the southwestern side of St. Croix. St. Croix Hotel & Tourism Association
The Ann E. Abramson Marine Facility, located The terminal is 181,000 square feet, and the P.O. Box 24238, Gallows Bay
in Frederiksted, is the main cruise ship port in airport runway measures 10,004 feet. St. Croix, USVI 00824
St. Croix. The 1,526-foot pier was recently Tel: (340)773-7117
upgraded to accommodate two eagle class TELECOMMUNICATION E-mail: info@stcroixhotelandtourism.com
vessels, weighing a maximum of 142,000 gross The USVI have a state of the art communication
tons each with drafts up to 29 feet and two mini- system provided by Innovative Communication, St. Thomas-St. John Chamber of Commerce
cruise vessels with drafts of 18 feet. Anchorage previously known as Vitelco. This is a privately P.O. Box 324
is also available in the outer harbour for larger owned company that provides communication Charlotte Amalie
ships. The West Indian Company Dock, located to all four islands, an estimated 71,000 St. Thomas
in Havensight, is the main cruise ship port in access lines. Innovative Telephone provides USVI 00804
St. Thomas. It is owned by the Virgin Islands residential and business customers with a wide Tel: (340) 776-0100
Government Public Finance Authority and range of integrated services, including customer Fax: (340) 776-0588
managed by the West Indian Company Limited calling features, directory advertising, key trunk E-mail: chamber@islands.vi

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