• Submitted by: Luis Manuel Mazorra
• Business and Economy
• 03 / 16 / 2012

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The first three months of export sugar in Cienfuegos have beneficial results have been engaged for 165 000 tonnes, leading figure in the industry growth that predicts a quick recovery.

To maintain the average rate, the plan year-amounting to 258 000 537 tonnes, could be met in the Bulk Sugar Terminal Tricontinental, of this territory in the fourth month of the marketing season of sweet corn.

Isidore Calderon, manager of the maritime area O'Bourke, Ports Association of the Centre (ASPORT), told AIN that so far there manipulated a dozen ships, all without demurrage, which were constant from central taxation and the west of the country through the railway system.

Doris Alonso Vega, Chief Commercial entity, he added that in the first seven ships loaded for export earned him 21 days early work, equivalent to 66 000 672 U.S. dollars in hard currency for prompt shipment.

Octavio Menendez, Director of Port Operations in ASPORT said that exportable ranks as the highest incidence in the high levels of Cienfuegos harbor operations.

Since 2004 the Bulk Sugar Terminal export fell, then was 480 thousand tons, and by 2010 the goal did not exceed the 240 000, corresponding to the decrease of production of the harvests in the country.

This is the largest institution of its kind in Cuba, with nearly 45 years, and has a rail infrastructure and transport vehicle for receiving the oil, and two lines carrying the product mat until the holds of ships.

After opening in November 1967, the company experienced a decade of splendor in which exported 10 million tons of sugar.