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With access to major shipping routes and the Panama Canal, the U.S. Virgin Islands provides strategic market access to the U.S., Latin America, Europe, and Asia. Companies will find that state-of-the-art infrastructure and communication systems are already in place in the USVI, including:
USVI hosts numerous cargo and ferry ports that can accommodate all types of vessels, including:
Port of St. Croix: a deep-water port that provides one of the best hurricane-sheltered harbors in the Caribbean with a 7,000-long, 300-wide, and 35-foot-deep channel with ample docking space and working port facilities. This “Containerport” is a transshipment center and hub for commercial and industrial marine activity.
the transshipment hub for shipping cargo to other Caribbean islands, and Austin "Babe" Monsanto marine terminal, which accommodates Oasis-class ships and offers prime retail spaces.
The Jones Act Exemption exempts the USVI from the Jones Act, a cabotage law that requires freight moving between U.S. ports to be carried on U.S. flag vessels. Freight between U.S. ports (including Puerto Rico) and the USVI may also be carried on foreign flag vessels.
The USVI are home to St. Thomas’ Cyril E. King International Airport (STT), one of the busiest airports in the eastern Caribbean, and St. Croix’s international Henry E. Rohlsen Airport (STX).
Through USVI’s airports, daily non-stop flights are offered to/from major U.S. locations such as New York, Baltimore, Atlanta, Miami, Philadelphia, Boston, Charlotte, Detroit, and Chicago. Moreover, commuter airlines, such as Bohlke International Airways, Cape Air, Seaborne Airlines, and on-demand charter Sea Flight, can transport you between islands in as little as 17 minutes.
Virgin Islands Port Authority is now embarking on new Public Private Partnership projects to modernize both airports, further upgrading and enhancing the facilities.
Residents of the U.S. Virgin Islands enjoy some of the most advanced communications networks in the Caribbean, including The Virgin Islands Next Generation Network (viNGN, Inc.) Fiber Optic Network, which provides reliable high-speed Internet connections at affordable prices to all residents, businesses, and government agencies.
Unlock new horizons within the US Virgin Islands with the business potential our territory offers with the help of the USVI Economic Development Authority.
With tailored tax programs, incentives, financing options and more.
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