Ports · Santiago de Cuba

Port of Santiago de Cuba (Guillermón Moncada)

Multipurpose cargo port, eastern Cuba

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Scale

250m dock, 5 gantry cranes; handles ~55,000-ton ships; target ~565k tons/yr

Status

China-financed modernization; further capacity/connectivity upgrades needed

Sector

Ports

Province

Santiago de Cuba

Coordinates

19.970, -75.860

Layer

Layer 2 · Atlas

Notes

~$120M Chinese government financing, built by CCCC; Cuban-operated.

Helms-Burton · confiscated property

⚠️ Title III — under review

Original owner (1960)

Javier García-Bengochea (Santiago port interest)

1972 certified value

uncertified

Current claim-holder

García-Bengochea family

Certified (FCSC)

No — uncertified

Title III status

Dismissed — García-Bengochea versus Carnival Corp. (11th Cir. 2023): an interest inherited after March 12, 1996 falls outside Title III; the Airbnb case was also dismissed. Check current status before relying.

Sources: BNamericas

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