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The Haina Occidental Port (often referred to as "Rio Haina") is located in the Haina River,
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near
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. President Trujillo inaugurated Haina Occidental Port in 1953.


Overview

Haina Port has two terminals, which are located on either side of the Haina River. The older terminal is called Haina Occidental Terminal (which is the current name of the Port), and the newer terminal is named Haina Oriental Terminal. According to a statistical report submitted by Dominican Port Authority (APORDOM) for January to June 2017,
Multimodal Caucedo Port 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 zone and is the youngest and the most modern po ...
had 66.3% of TEU (
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) movement in the island, followed by Rio Haina Port with 27.4%, and the other ports in the Dominican Republic handling 6.1%.


Port information

* HAI - HAINA *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


See also

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References


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