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El Rama opens new port
01 Oct 2006
Nicaragua National Ports Authority has opened the new port of El Rama, located 400 km from the capital Managua, between Bluefields Bay and the Escondido River.
Dredging work along the 10.9 km access channel and in the turning circle has made it possible for vessels drawing up to five metres to use the new facility.
The $12m cost of the work was funded jointly by the Belgian government and the National Ports Authority. Up to 80% of import-export traffic in Nicaragua is linked to trade with East Coast US ports,which can now be serviced using vessels carrying up to 3,5000 tonnes of cargo or 300 teu.
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