The Multimodal Caucedo Port is located in Caucedo,
Boca Chica,
Santo Domingo Province,
Dominican Republic. This harbor is only used for cargo operations incoming from several countries in the
Caribbean
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zone and is the youngest and the most modern port in the island.
Caucedo is managed by
DP World
DP World is an Emirati multinational logistics company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It specialises in cargo logistics, port terminal operations, maritime services and free trade zones. Formed in 2005 by the merger of Dubai Ports Auth ...
, a global port operator that was founded in 2005 by a merger of Dubai Ports Authority and Dubai Ports International. DP World Caucedo is a maritime terminal and global free zone located 25km away from
Santo Domingo.
In July 2017, DP World Caucedo confirmed they successfully received the largest ship that has ever visited the Dominican Republic. The
Malta-flagged container ship,
COSCO YANTIAN, has an overall length of 350.55m and is able to transport 9,469 containers, weighing 107,498 tons.
Overview
Caucedo Port has one container terminal, which is located next to
Las Americas International Airport.
The terminal was built in 2003 by the private sector.
According to a statistical report submitted by Dominican Port Authority (APORDOM) for January to June 2017, Multimodal Caucedo port had 66.3% of
TEU (
Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit
The twenty-foot equivalent unit (abbreviated TEU or teu) is an inexact unit of cargo capacity, often used for container ships and container ports.Rowlett, 2004. It is based on the volume of a intermodal container, a standard-sized metal box whic ...
) movement in the island, followed by Rio Haina Port with 27.4%, and the other ports in the Dominican Republic handling 6.1%.
Caucedo Logistics Center is the first and only free trade zone located within a port facility in the Dominican Republic.
In December 2018 Caucedo held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of an additional 400 meters of berth with a 17 meter draft increasing its capacity by 45%.
See also
*
List of ports and harbours of the Atlantic Ocean
Port information
* CAU - CAUCEDO
* Location:
* Local time:
UTC−4
*Berthing Capacity: 600 meters
* Weather/climate/prevailing winds: From May 15 until September 15
* Climate: mostly sunny, tropical. Hurricane season runs from June to November
* Prevailing winds: direction ENE–ESE
* Average temperature range: 28C–30 °C
References
Multimodal Caucedo Port(Spanish)
{{Ports and Harbors in the Dominican Republic
Caucedo
Urban planning in the Dominican Republic
Buildings and structures in Santo Domingo Province