A sign bearing the image of Fidel Castro is seen behind a truck in Mariel, Cuba. The coastal town, situated just 30 miles from Havana, will soon play host to a giant new port and free-trade zone.

At Cuba's new mega-port project west of Havana, shipping containers are stacked five-deep the length of its 2,300-foot (700-meter) dock alongside four massive, Chinese-built offloading cranes.

In the 1980s and '90s, thousands of Cubans fleeing to the U.S. passed through Mariel port. Today, it's the site of an ambitious special economic zone that is filling many locals with optimism.

Cuba has used the Brazilian money also to build a railway and highway to Mariel to make it easier to bring in supplies and merchandise. In return for the port financing — provided by Brazil’s ...

Houston port officials signed a memorandum of understanding with Cuban authorities Wednesday aimed at increasing Texas' share of trade with the island nation. Port officials want to see more ...

In June, Port of Houston Authority officials will join the procession of U.S. port representatives visiting Cuba in search of new business partners. They will be going to the communist state in ...

Central Floridians will be able to take a cruise ship to Cuba from Port Canaveral for the first time. Skip to content. NOWCAST WESH 2 News Sunrise Weekend.

CBS News Miami Live. MIAMI - Miami U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom on Friday ruled that four Florida-based cruise lines must pay more than $400 million in damages for use of Cuba port.. The damages ...

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