The Dominican Port Authority (APD) wants to renovate the present Port of Puerto Plata, in downtown Puerto Plata as a multi-purpose port. The port renovation would prepare the city to receive cruise ships. The site is walking distance from the leading attractions of the city. But the government also wants it to serve cargo vessels.
The APD announced on Monday, 12 March 2018, a tender for the construction, reconstruction and development of infrastructure under the concession model. The director of the ADP, Víctor Gómez Casanova, said that this project is a priority of the Medina administration’s efforts to improve the Puerto Plata as a tourist destination. The operation of the Carnival Cruise-owned Amber Cove port, some eight km south of the city in Maimón, has been an all-around success.
“Our goal is to implement a Port Infrastructure Plan through a public-private partnership that maximizes the potential and capacity of the port of Puerto Plata, thereby promoting greater growth in the flow of cruise tourism by encouraging private investment,” said Gomez Casanova.
The announcement of the quest for a builder of the port comes at a time when cruise sales are doing well in the region, with Caribbean cruises reporting a 3% rise in bookings in 2017.
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13 March 2018
