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Balearia is one step closer to being the first shipping company to join the United States and Cuba

17 July 2015 - 18: 01

The dianense shipping company Baleària has received this week the second necessary license to operate maritime traffic from and to Cuba by the US Treasury Department. In this way, the shipping company has permission to provide transport services with Cuba for people, luggage or cargo, according to the restrictions established by this same administration.

The next step is to obtain authorization from the Cuban government to initiate connections, but so far, the president of the shipping company, Adolfo Utor, Noted that "We are very excited about this project where we want to export our transport model".

Ship Pinar del Río

Once the permission of the Cuban government is obtained, Baleària plans to operate two lines between both countries, both with the port of Havana: one on a high-speed ship from Key West with a duration of the crossing of 3 hours and another on a ferry from Port Everglades (north of Miami) with a Journey of about 10 hours.

In addition, the shipping company is available in the Caribbean area high speed ship Pinewood of the river With capacity for 450 people, you have all the Coast Guard certificates needed to start operating. This vessel has been operating the line between Fort Lauderdale (north of Miami) and Freeport (on the island of Grand Bahama), which Baleària It operates from 2011 under the Baleària Caribbean brand.

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