GB Group has appointed SSA Marine to run its Port Lafito in Haiti, the country’s first panamax port.

The private industrial group has hired SSA to take on operations at Port Lafito, which is scheduled to open this month. The port marks SSA’s first foray into Haiti.

The $80m port is a private, public and international partnership between Haitian and foreign private sectors and includes investments from the Haitian State bank, the International Finance Corporation and FMO, the Dutch Development Bank.

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