Multimodal Caucedo Port
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The Multimodal Caucedo Port is located in Caucedo, Boca Chica
Boca Chica
Boca Chica is a municipality of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there is one municipal district : La Caleta....

, Santo Domingo Este
Santo Domingo Este
Santo Domingo Este is a municipality and the provincial capital of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there is one municipal district : San Luis.....

, Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...

. This harbor is only used for cargo operations incoming from several countries in the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...

 zone and is the youngest and the most modern port in the island.

Overview

Caucedo Port has one Containers Terminal, which is located next to Las Americas International Airport
Las Américas International Airport
-Cargo airlines:-Accidents and incidents:*On February 15, 1970, a Dominicana de Aviación DC-9 flying to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, crashed, killing all 102 persons on board ....

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The Terminal was built in 2003 by the Private sector.

This port has the 30% of the maritime cargo movement in the island, only surpassed by the Haina Occidental Port
Haina Occidental Port
The Haina Occidental Port is located in the Haina River, Haina, Dominican Republic. This harbor is only used for cargo operations incoming from several countries in the Caribbean zone.-Overview:...

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Port Information

  • Location: Latitude 26’N 18° Longitude 36’W 69°
  • Local time: GMT – 4
  • 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-30C.
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