Punta Caucedo

DP World Announces Start of Air Cargo Hub Operations in Punta Cana

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
Supply Chain Management, Retail, Air, Transport, Logistics, Other Transport, Seafood, Vegetable, Punta Cana International Airport, Public sector, PUJ, DP World, DP, Atmosphere, Aircraft, Airline, Dominican, Punta Caucedo

DP World, a global leader in end-to-end supply chain solutions, announces its first export operations at its new air cargo logistics hub in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

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  • DP World, a global leader in end-to-end supply chain solutions, announces its first export operations at its new air cargo logistics hub in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
  • The Punta Cana Air Cargo Hub was created through a joint effort between DP World and the Punta Cana Free Trade Zone (PCFTZ), a subsidiary of prominent Dominican business group Grupo Puntacana.
  • DP World is currently transitioning operations to the new facilities; by the end of this year, all air cargo operations in and out of will be centralized through this hub.
  • DP World began operations in the Dominican Republic in 2003 at its port facility at the Punta Caucedo peninsula.

DP World to Launch New Air Cargo Logistics Hub in Dominican Republic’s Punta Cana

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Professional Services, Fintech, Sustainability, Forest Products, General Automotive, Automotive, Natural Resources, Environment, Air, Transport, Climate Change, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Punta Cana International Airport, Maintenance, Atmosphere, Investment, DP, DP World, PUJ, Growth, MRO, Dominican, Airline, Warehouse, Punta Caucedo

DP World and Grupo Puntacana today announced a joint effort to develop a new air cargo logistics hub in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, boosting the country's position as the largest trade and logistics center in the Caribbean.

Key Points: 
  • DP World and Grupo Puntacana today announced a joint effort to develop a new air cargo logistics hub in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, boosting the country's position as the largest trade and logistics center in the Caribbean.
  • The new facility is being created through an agreement between DP World and the Punta Cana Free Trade Zone (PCFTZ), a company of Grupo Puntacana .
  • It will include a new logistics center and infrastructure platforms capable of supporting multimodal air, land and sea cargo.
  • The logistics center will harness DP World's extensive Dominican Republic multimodal cargo management experience and world-class standards for handling logistics operations globally, as well as the high connectivity of the Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) to global distribution centers.