Central Romana Port
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Central Romana Port is located in Chavon River, La Romana, Dominican Republic
, and belong to Central Romana Corporation which is a private company established in 1911 and has the largest sugar mill I the country.
It was built in 1950's by Gulf+Western
(Today Central Romana Corporation).
This harbor was formerly only for exportation of the sugar mill, but in consequence of the tourism development in the Dominican Republic
, Central Romana Corp. decided to add a new tourism terminal to carry people to the Catalina Island
from there.
And the Casa de Campo International Airport
made it more easy for tourist to come to La Romana
The port has two terminal, whose names are Muelle Comercial (Commercial Harbor) and Terminal Turistica (Tourist Terminal), and its main operations are General Cargo, Containers Cargo, Ferries, Cruise, Fuel/Diesel and Sugar Mill exportation.
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...
, and belong to Central Romana Corporation which is a private company established in 1911 and has the largest sugar mill I the country.
Overview
Port of La Romana is private property and is supervised by the Dominican Port Authority.It was built in 1950's by Gulf+Western
Gulf+Western
Gulf and Western Industries, Inc., for a number of years known as Gulf+Western, was an American conglomerate.- History :Gulf and Western's prosaic origins date to a manufacturer named Michigan Bumper Co. founded in 1934, though Charles Bluhdorn treated his 1958 takeover of what was then Michigan...
(Today Central Romana Corporation).
This harbor was formerly only for exportation of the sugar mill, but in consequence of the tourism development in the 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...
, Central Romana Corp. decided to add a new tourism terminal to carry people to the Catalina Island
Catalina Island, Dominican Republic
Catalina Island or Isla Catalina is a tropical island located 1.5 miles from the mainland on the south-east corner of the Dominican Republic, near La Altagracia and La Romana. It is an occasional destination for cruise ships on Caribbean routes. In particular, Costa Cruises has a private beach on...
from there.
And the Casa de Campo International Airport
La Romana International Airport
La Romana International Airport is located on the southeastern coast of the Dominican Republic, adjacent to the tourist town of La Romana and the resort of Casa de Campo. The airport, which opened in December 2000, is about 68 miles from the capital, Santo Domingo...
made it more easy for tourist to come to La Romana
The port has two terminal, whose names are Muelle Comercial (Commercial Harbor) and Terminal Turistica (Tourist Terminal), and its main operations are General Cargo, Containers Cargo, Ferries, Cruise, Fuel/Diesel and Sugar Mill exportation.
Port Information
- Location: Latitude 18º 26’N Longitude 57’W 68°
- 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.