Trinidad & Tobago Sea-bridge Improves with Opening of New Ferry Terminal

The ease with which visitors can move between Trinidad & Tobago has been improved by substantial investment into the sea-bridge that links the two islands. A new $18 million, state-of-the-art ferry terminal was unveiled last month in Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad, and is now fully operational.

The new terminal building is home to 11,000 square feet of commercial space and improved facilities include enhanced ticketing capability, a more efficient baggage check-in area, the addition of information points and a call center, as well as superior access with lift capacity for 21 people and boarding facilities for wheelchair-bound passengers.

The old terminal began service in 1987, when the ferries servicing the sea-bridge were carrying 200 passengers at one time. In 2005 larger, faster and more modern ferries were introduced, reducing the crossing time to just two-and-a-half hours.

The impact dramatically increased passenger footfall, and a need for a new terminal became apparent; in 2004 the ferry services between Trinidad & Tobago transported 384,393 people and by 2006 the number of passengers had more than doubled to 813,644.