Ports · La Habana

Port of Havana

Historic harbor + cruise terminal

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Scale

~2.2M tons/yr; cruise terminal expanding 2→6 berths; shallow ~11m channel

Status

Best positioned for cruise/tourism/ferries + waterfront redevelopment

Sector

Ports

Province

La Habana

Coordinates

23.140, -82.350

Layer

Layer 2 · Atlas

Notes

Cruise terminal under concession to Global Ports Holding (Turkey) + Cuban partner Aries S.A.

Controlling entity

GAESA — Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A.🚫 SDN🚫 Restricted List

Cuban military business conglomerate. Controls an estimated 40–80% of the economy: ports/logistics, retail (CIMEX), tourism (Gaviota), finance (FINCIMEX), import/export. The single most important — and most legally radioactive — counterparty in Cuba.

Sources: Seatrade

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