Central Romana Port is located in Romana River,
La Romana,
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and ...
, and belongs to
Central Romana Corporation, which also owns the largest sugar mill in the country.
Overview
Port of La Romana is private property and is supervised by the Dominican Port Authority.
It was built in the 1950s by the Central Romana division of the South Puerto Rico Sugar Company (which was later acquired by
Gulf and Western Industries
Gulf and Western Industries, Inc. (stylized as Gulf+Western) was an American conglomerate. The company originally focused on manufacturing and resource extraction, but it began purchasing a number of entertainment companies beginning in 1966 ...
).
This harbor was formerly only for exportation of the sugar mill, but in consequence of the tourism development in the
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and ...
, Central Romana Corporation decided to add a new tourism terminal to carry people to the
Catalina Island from there.
The
Casa de Campo International Airport made it easier for tourists to come to
La Romana.
The port has two terminals, whose names are ''Muelle Comercial'' (Commercial Harbor) and ''Terminal Turistica'' (Tourist Terminal), and its main operations are general cargo, container cargo, ferries, cruise, fuel/diesel and sugar mill exportation.
See also
*
List of ports and harbours of the Atlantic Ocean
This is a list of ports and harbours of the Atlantic Ocean, excluding the ports of the Baltic Sea.
For inland ports on rivers, canals, and lakes, including the Great Lakes, Saint Lawrence Seaway, and Mississippi River, see inland port.
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Port information
* Location:
* Local time:
UTC−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: 28–30 °C
References
Central Romana Port(Spanish)
{{Ports and Harbors in the Dominican Republic
Ports and harbours of the Dominican Republic
Urban planning in the Dominican Republic
La Romana, Dominican Republic
Gulf and Western Industries