CAMAGUEY, Cuba, Jun 30 (acn) Workers in the port of Nuevitas, north of this city, report high efficiency indicators in the current year, especially for the early release in the downloading of vessels through which they have achieved an average of 1.3 days in advance.
José Luis Bello Aguero, Chief of Operations of the company, told ACN that until the end of May, they have operated 92 000 tons of goods from a plan of about 85 000, for a 107.8 percent compliance.
The majority of imports of that port terminal include fertilizer products such as urea, potassium chloride and the new formula of fertilizer NPK (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium) used in the production of citrus fruits in Ciego de Avila, in the rice planting in Granma, and in that of coffee in the eastern region of the country, in addition to salt and sugar for the western provinces, said the official.
This entity has 70 workers whose receive compensation for compliance with the standard and speed in downloading to avoid demurrage charges.
For the longshoreman Ricardo Silva Cabrera, that form of payment is satisfactory as from January to May, during the arrival of ships; he earned monthly 800 Cuban pesos (CUP) and about 120 CUC.
The history of the Port of Nuevitas or Tarafa dates back to 1780 when it was enabled for cabotage, subsequently in the nineteenth century it was destined for sugar export mainly, which contributed to its development as twenty covered warehouses were built, the largest area in these conditions in Cuba today.
After the triumph of the Revolution it becomes a general cargo port.
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