Cuba's seaports and airports

Abstract

As Cuba's foreign trade with Europe, Canada and Latin America grows, the island must have in place a well-functioning trade infrastructure of seaports and airports connected to a developed ground transportation system to handle its import and export trade. This article explores Cuba's existing port and transportation systems and analyzes the island's shipping operations and its merchant marine. It seeks to answer the question “Can Cuba handle the post-embargo cargo boom?” The findings are somewhat positive, but they do not discount the obvious downsides.