Haiti - Economy : Port of Cap-Haitien, the APN in mission to Miami
Tuesday and Wednesday at the Sheraton Miami Airport, Engineer Alix Célestin, the Director General of the National Port Authority (APN) accompanied by Valery Adrien, Coordinator of the Directorate General of the institution, participated in a Conference of Investors at the initiative of the APN, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and International Finance Corporation (IFC) [belonging to the Group World Bank], as part of the presentation of the renovation project of the Port of Cap-Haitien to port stakeholders of the region, in view of the concessioning of the infrastructure of the metropolis of the North department.
This conference is part of the promotion of Haitian maritime sites that the National Port Authority performs to stimulate investors to contribute in the development of this promising sector that has a role to play as "Spearhead of Economy national ".
Recall that in the framework of the bilateral relationship between the United States of America and the Republic of Haiti, it was indeed considered appropriate by the two Governments to provide the northern region of the country with modern port infrastructure capable of responding effectively to traffic demand and contribute to economic development of this country's coastline.
The International Port of Cap Haitien, will be rebuilt with funding from USAID to the tune of $65 million and the works that will begin in July with the demolition of dilapidated hangars and other buildings, will last 30 months.
