On Thursday, President Michel Martelly, participated in the inauguration of the new Port Lafito. In the presence of members of government, Alix Célestin, the Director General of the National Port Authority (APN), representatives of the private business sector and police authorities, the Head of State praised the efforts of all those who participated in the realization of this major project "I salute all the men and women who participated in the success of this major project. These infrastructures will contribute to the country's economic development. Bravo to the private business sector."

In his speech, Alix Célestin, said that the realization of this project is the result of a true partnership between the Group Biggio (GB Group), the Haitian government and several entrepreneurs of the Haitian private sector.

Gilbert Biggio, the President of multinational consortium "GB Group" especially thanked the President of the Republic and the Director General of the APN who contributed to the realization of the new Port Lafito.

Recall that the Port Lafito whose cost amounts to $ 150 million, initiated by the GB Group, is the first Panamax port of Haiti (world class modern container port) and the centerpiece of the economic zone of project Lafito Global. This premiere in the Haitian maritime and port sector expects to create 20,000 jobs over the next four years.

Port Facilities :

• Operations managed by SSA Marine

• Software Operations with Tideworks Terminal Management Solutions

• Quay side Terminal of 130,000 m2 (13 hectares) to be 260,000 m2 at the completion of phase 2

• 450 meters of berth for offloading & loading operations to be 900 meters at the completion of phase 2

• At 12.5 meters of safe draft, it is the deepest port in Haiti

• Administration Building – for personnel, customs, port authority, security etc.

• State of the art cranes

• New terminal container handlers

• Vessel mooring/unmooring services

• Container terminal includes reefer services

• 24 Hour security

• ISPS and C-TPAT certified

• Phase 1 completion by Q1 2015

Learn more about GB Group :

GB Group is a leading, diversified group of industrial and trading companies in the Caribbean, with operations concentrated in Haiti, Dominican Republic, Jamaica and St. Maarten and offices in the United States. Comprised of 21 companies from seven different divisions including agriculture, construction, consumer goods, infrastructure, energy, logistics and trading, GB Group collaborates with more than 4,000 employees and embraces managers from more than 15 countries companywide. GB Group and its operating companies have strategic alliances and/or partnerships with some the world’s top business organizations. The company’s current endeavors include the $80 million Lafito Global project, which includes Port Lafito, Haiti’s first Panamax port.

Located in Haiti since 1896, the GB Group is one of the largest private industrial groups in the Caribbean, with

concentrated operations in Haiti and offices in Miami, Santo Domingo and Port au Prince. With over 2,000 employees, the GB Group includes many companies [Aciérie d'Haïti (ADH), les Huileries Haïtiennes (HUHSA), Sodigaz, Gentel, Metalec Prometal etc...], divisions and affiliates and joint ventures operating in the 9 following industries: Agriculture (Soon) Building Materials, Consumer, Energy / Fuel Distribution, Environmental Services, Infrastructure, Telecommunications, Trade, Transport.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-13886-haiti-economy-good-news-for-port-lafito.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-13535-haiti-economy-lafito-industrial-free-zone-and-port-lafito-joined-adih.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-13310-haiti-news-some-news-here-and-there.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-13242-haiti-economy-port-lafito-a-historic-first.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-11066-haiti-economy-port-lafito-sa-announces-strategic-alliance-with-ssa-marine.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-7093-haiti-economy-gb-group-made-a-major-acquisition-in-the-petroleum-sector.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-4155-haiti-economy-gb-group-acquires-224-texaco-service-station.html

SL/ HaitiLibre