Puerto Plata becomes the only city in the Caribbean with two tourist cruise ports
PUERTO PLATA.- With the inauguration of the new Taíno Bay tourist and cargo terminal, Puerto Plata becomes the only town in the Caribbean with two ports for tourist cruises.
This work, with the investment of more than 80 million dollars at the first stage, was built through a public-private alliance by the Mexican capital company ITM Group represented by the Puerto Plata Port / Investment Inversiones Mahahual consortium. The main executive of Taíno Bay, Mauricio Hamui, defined this port as a great work of infrastructure where docks, fillings, dredging, and piles were made at more than 40 meters depth in record time, thanks to the efforts of a team of hardworking people who worked 24 hours a day non-stop to make this tourist terminal a reality.
The President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, when leading the opening ceremony, said that the Taíno Bay tourist pier means the generation of thousands of direct and indirect jobs that will continue to create decent income for Puerto Plata and the surrounding communities. At the same time, the president highlighted the historic arrival at the new tourist terminal of Puerto Plata of the first cruise “MSC Seashore” with more than 1,700 tourists from Miami, the United States.
The new Taíno Bay pier has three docking positions and a passenger reception center with a capacity to accommodate about 14 tourists simultaneously. The facilities have tour sales services for tourist spots in the city, recreational areas and restaurants, shops, and all kinds of services, as well as service centers in each area and warehouses, as well as spaces for the proper treatment of waste.
Source: Puerto Plata Digital
Dec 16, 2021
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