Caribbean routes
The Caribbean Sea is the largest inland sea in the world. It was once called the "American Mediterranean" along with the Gulf of Mexico. The Caribbean route includes Panama, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago in Central America, and Colombia, Venezuela and other countries in South America, including 20 countries. The main shipping companies are: EMC, CMA, COSCO, MSC, MSK, ONE, HMM, YML, ZIM, etc.
Port of Colon Free Zone
The Colon Free Trade Zone Port is located northeast of the city of Colon, Panama, at the Atlantic mouth of the Panama Canal. The Cologne Free Trade Zone is the largest free trade zone in the Americas and the second largest transit station in the world after Hong Kong.
Transportation Network:
●By road - Located 80 km from the capital Panama City, Cologne is connected by motorways to the port and major cities in the country.
●Barges - Trade goods from industrialized countries and regions such as China, the United States, Japan and Europe can be re-exported to Central and South America and the Caribbean countries through Cologne.
Port of Manzanillo
The Port of Manzanillo is located in the Bay of Manzanillo in the Eastern Panama Canal, bordering the Caribbean Sea, adjacent to the Colon Free Trade Zone, is the largest container transfer port on the Caribbean Sea route, and is a distribution center for goods shipped to the city of Panama and surrounding countries.
Traffic network
●Road - through road and rail transport can directly reach the port of Santiago, but also radiation to important cities and regions in Panama.
●Barges - Located on the Atlantic side of Panama, the port of Manzanillo is an important transit hub on the eastern coast of the Atlantic Ocean, through barges to reach the Colon Free Trade Zone, and has close maritime links with Central and northern South American countries.
Port of Caucedo
Puerto Caucedo is located in the Dominican Republic, 25 km from the city of Santo Domingo, the commercial and political capital of the country. It is a world-class Marine terminal and free zone, and one of the important ports on the Caribbean maritime routes.
Transportation Network:
●Highways: The Dominican national highway facilities are complete, through the smooth road transport of goods to the capital Santo Domingo and other important cities, to the west can connect with the Haitian border.
Port of Kingston
Kingston Port is located in the southeast coast of Jamaica Island bay, on the northern side of the Caribbean Sea, is the largest port in Jamaica. It is considered to be one of the most promising ports in the Caribbean. Both ONE/MSK/ZIM use the port as a base port and a transit port for North-South routes in the Americas.
Transportation Network:
●Roads - There is a well-developed network of roads, the busiest being the North Coastal Road and the South Coastal Road, which meet at Spanish Town and lead to Kingston, allowing for easy transport of goods from the port to various Jamaican cities and regions.
●Barge - Kingston is the seventh largest natural port in the world and is an important transit point in the Caribbean Sea, with modern container terminals and warehouses, which can reach coastal countries such as North and South America by barge.
Port of San Juan
SAN Juan Port is the commercial port of the capital of the Free State of Puerto Rico, which is located in SAN Juan Bay on the northeast coast of Puerto Rico Island, is the largest port on Puerto Rico Island, and is also an important maritime transportation hub in the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean sea.
Transportation Network:
●Barges: Through barges, the port of SAN Juan can achieve sea connectivity with the Caribbean sea island countries, and is an important container transfer port on the Caribbean route.
★Tips:The Port of SAN Juan belongs to the United States Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and plays the role of a bridgehead connecting the island of Puerto Rico and the mainland of the United States, and the port is consistent with the shipping port of the United States, requiring AMS declaration