PORT IMPROVEMENT RAMA PORT FACILITIES EAST, NICARAGUA (SANITIZED)

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 5, 2011
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• Publication Date: December 5, 1983
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5 DECEMBER 1983
RAGUA (SWN)
1. SIGNIFICANCE: RECENT IMPROVEMENTS TO RAMA PORT FACILITIES
EAST ORMERLY REFERRED TO AS ARLENSIO PORT) WILL MOST
LIKELY SUPPLEMENT EXISTING TRANSSHIPMENT FACILITIES 1 NM
WEST AT RAMA PORT FACILITIES RAMA PORT,
APPROXIMATELY 30 NM UP THE RIO ESCONDIDO FROM THE COAST, IS
THE PRIMARY INLAND TRANSSHIPMENT POINT FOR ARMS/CARGO
ENTERING NICARAGUA FROM THE CARIBBEAN. (SWN)
2. REMARKS: THE ORIGINAL FACILITIES AT RAMA PORT FACILITIES
EA-S~CKED AN OFFLOADING PLATFORM, INCLUDED ONLY ONE SMALL
WAREHOUSE, AND WERE ONLY INFREQUENTLY USED. THE ADDITION
OF A WAREHOUSE (APPROXIMATELY 56 METERS BY 31 METERS) AND A
30 METER WHARF, BOTH UNDER CONSTRUCTION, WILL ENHANCE THE
TRANSSHIPMENT CAPABILITIES OF THIS PORT. ADEQUATE BERTHING
SPACE WILL BE PROVIDED TO OFFLOAD THE SMALL COASTAL
FREIGHTERS USED ON THE RIVER. THE NICARAGUAN MERSHIP
NICARAO WAS BERTHED ALONGSIDE THE WHARF ON IMAGERY OF
(SWN)
THE NEW FACILITIES WILL INCREASE OPEN AND COVERED STORAGE
AS WELL AS THE BERTHING SPACE AVAILABLE FOR RECEIPT OF
CARGO. THIS MAY INCLUDE ARMS TRANSSHIPMENTS, WHICH USUALLY
INVOLVE THE TRANSFER OF CARGO FROM N-GOING MERSHIPS AT
EL BLUFF PORT FACILITY TO NICARAGUAN ROLL 25X1
ON/ROLL OFF (RO/RO) SHIPS CAPABLE OF NAVIGATING UPRIVER TO
RAMA. (SWN) 25X1
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