AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoShipping & Ports: Tropical Shipping ordered four Konecranes Gottwald ESP.6 mobile harbor cranes—one for Riviera Beach, one for St. Croix, and two for St. Thomas—boosting quayside container-handling capacity on the islands, with delivery and commissioning slated for Q2 2027. Cruise Infrastructure: St. Thomas’ WICO is moving ahead with dredging to fix a channel/depth constraint that limits the largest cruise ships; work is set to start in September 2026 and target mid-2027 completion. Energy Resilience: After Hurricane Irma, the Virgin Islands Energy Office launched VIBES 2.0, a virtual power plant pilot that links home batteries to stabilize the grid in sub-seconds—turning private solar storage into shared backup. Tourism & Environment: Sargassum is showing up in unusually large quantities across the Caribbean and Gulf, with scientists warning it’s becoming a self-sustaining, chronic problem that can smother beaches and disrupt marine life. Local Business/Travel: Fly the Whale will add a daily San Juan–St. Thomas route starting Aug. 3, cutting the trip to about 35 minutes and creating another fast link for residents and visitors.
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