Dredging begins in Las Mareas Bay in Guayama
- The San Juan Daily Star
- Jul 2
- 1 min read
Energy Czar and Public-Private Partnerships Authority Executive Director Josué Colón Ortiz accompanied Gov. Jenniffer González Colón and Ports Authority Executive Director Norberto Negrón Díaz on Wednesday in announcing the start of maintenance dredging in Las Mareas Bay in Guayama. The project will enable an increase in the cargo capacity of vessels, reduce the number of trips required, and promote more efficient operations for Puerto Rico’s energy system by protecting the continuous flow of coal to the AES plant in Guayama. (Facebook via Jenniffer González Colón)
Essential maintenance work for the island's energy infrastructure. Keeping Las Mareas Bay clear is a massive win for efficiency, but it's also a stark reminder of how much critical infrastructure depends on heavy, industrial physical footprints.
It's wild to contrast these giant physical dredging projects with the massive data "cleanup" we constantly have to do on our personal devices just to keep them running smoothly and securely. Clutter is clutter, whether it's silt in a shipping channel or diagnostic logs and bloatware slowing down your phone interface. If you're looking to clean up your own digital workspace the way they are clearing the bay, reading up on how to hide apps is a great first step to streamlining your screen layout…