Ports · Las Tunas

Puerto Carúpano (Cayo Juan Claro, Puerto Padre Bay)

Bulk sugar export terminal

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Scale

Bulk sugar terminal on Cayo Juan Claro (causeway-linked); deep, protected Puerto Padre Bay; bulk sugar/molasses loading, fuel-oil discharge

Status

North-coast bulk-sugar export terminal (1978), serving the Antonio Guiteras mill and Camagüey/Holguín output. Operational but underutilized amid the sugar-industry collapse. Opportunity in terminal rehab tied to any sugar/agro revival.

Sector

Ports

Province

Las Tunas

Coordinates

21.267, -76.550

Layer

Layer 2 · Atlas

Notes

On Cayo Juan Claro in Puerto Padre Bay; state-operated. Counterpart to Guayabal on the south coast. Coordinates approximate.

Sources: Wikipedia (Puerto Padre) · EcuRed · Tageo · Mindat

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