Brazilian and
Cuban Presidents visit Mariel Port
● On completion of investment
works, Mariel will be Cuban’s principal port
terminal
Yaima Puig Meneses
IN the afternoon of January 31, President Raúl
Castro Ruz accompanied Brazilian President Dilma
Rousseff to the port facility of Mariel. There they
were given an account of the investment process and
the strategic importance of this future container
terminal, both for Cuba and the region.
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Dilma and Raúl talk with investment directors.
Photo: Geovani Fernández
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Financing for works underway is partially covered
by a credit line granted by the Brazilian government
and they are being carried out by the Brazilian COI
company and a Cuban construction enterprise.
It was announced that one section of the terminal
will begin operating in 2013, while construction
work continues. The Mariel terminal will provide
access for large vessels of up to 15 meters draft,
which cannot currently dock in Cuba. Container ships
are constantly increasing in size as larger cargoes
reduce costs for companies
After the explanation, the two Presidents
observed pile driving works underway to support the
structure, and dredging operations in the bay.
