Mariel (Port)
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Cuba's Mariel port seeks China push
MARIEL, CUBA－These days, giant Chinese-built cranes briskly unload shipping containers from cargo ships at Cuba's deep-water port of Mariel, a fledgling special economic zone the country hopes will drive development over the coming years. With 2015 bilateral trade surpassing $2 billion, China is Cuba's second largest trading partner behind Venezuela. It is now playing a key role in helping the Caribbean island country to make Mariel live up to its promise. The Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co, a global leader in port equipment, has provided the Mariel Container Terminal with four ship-to-shore gantry cranes, 12 rubber-tiered gantry cranes and two rail-mounted gantry cranes. As business picks up at Mariel, the company will increase the number of state-of-the-art cranes to 24 STS and 72 RTGs, increasing the unloading capacity from 800,000 containers to 3 million. As global trade grows, Cuba is betting on its strategically located port to become a hub for companies doing business with the Caribbean, Central America and other parts of Latin America. The deep-water port is part of Mariel, which also features a duty-free zone and an industrial park with modern facilities and business-friendly tax breaks. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2017-03/06/content_28442796.htm
CMA CGM starts new INDIGO service between Mexico and the Caribbean
CMA CGM, a leading worldwide shipping Group, has announced the new service offer INDIGO which directly connects Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic. The new INDIGO line will offer: A unique weekly direct service on the market between Mexico and the Caribbean Reduced transit times between Mexico and the Caribbean A call in Kingston, a CMA CGM’s hub, allowing a reliable and fast access to the Group’s worldwide network A new port of call at Progresso in Mexico enhancing the Group’s port coverage in the region This new service offering also allows access to the Cuban ports of Mariel, and Santiago de Cuba (via a dedicated feeder service). These ports were served by the service Cuban Shuttle before. The new rotation will be as follows: Progreso, Altamira, Veracruz, Mariel, Kingston, Rio Haina, Kingston, Mariel, Progreso.
Port of Mariel eyes new transhipment volumes as US lifts time ban on vessels from Cuba
Prospects of the Cuban port of Mariel capturing US transhipment volumes have significantly improved since the US government last week lifted a ban on foreign vessels calling at US ports within 180 days of calling at Cuba. The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a general licence, waiving the restriction as part of the ongoing programme to restore relations between the two countries. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said: “President Obama’s historic announcement in December 2014 charted a new course for a stronger, more open US-Cuba relationship. The treasury department has worked to break down economic barriers in areas such as travel, trade and commerce, banking, and telecommunications. https://theloadstar.co.uk/port-mariel-eyes-new-transhipment-volumes-us-lifts-time-ban-vessels-cuba/
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