ZED Mariel Has 16 Companies Operating; One Approved By U.S. Government Not Yet Operational. Might All Be Potential Defendants In Libertad Act Lawsuits?
/Largest Companies With Operations In ZED Mariel
Paris, France-based Bouygues Construction (Bouygues S.A. 2019 revenues approximately US$40 billion)
Marseille, France-based CMA CGM S.A. (2019 revenues approximately US$33 billion)
Vevey, Switzerland--based Nestle S.A. (2019 revenues approximately US$94 billion)
London, United Kingdom-based Unilever (2019 revenues approximately US$59 billion)
“Mariel Special Development Zone is the first of its type in Cuba and enjoys a privileged geographic location, in the center of the Caribbean Sea, at the crossroads of the main maritime commercial traffic routes in the Western Hemisphere. The Office of Mariel Special Development Zone is the entity attached to the Council of Ministers, in charge of managing the Zone, controlling its activities, elaborating and conducting its Development and Business Program.
ZED Mariel provides a world class production and logistics platform which will enable an increase in national production levels, reduce import costs, boost growth, create jobs and facilitate direct foreign investment. It is an area of the national territory, located in the north of Artemisa province, 45 km west of Havana, regulated by special regimes and policies, designed to attract investment in the production of goods and the provision of services with added value, using knowledge and innovation, as well as clean technologies, generating industrial concentration to replace imports, boost exports and generate new sources of employment. Goods and services generated in ZED Mariel can be traded with all legal entities established in the country, inside or outside Mariel. Exports from Cuba are exempted from customs tariffs.”
Contact information
Pelícano Business Center, 3rd floor, Zone A-5, Sector A.
Email: ventanillaunica@zedmariel.co.cu
Telephone: (53-47) 397360 to 63
LINK To ZED Mariel Internet Site
LINK To List Of Companies Operating Within ZED Mariel (as of 24 December 2020)
LINK To Lawsuit Filing: Seaboard Marine Is 31st Libertad Act Lawsuit- Plaintiff Targets Mariel Special Economic Zone Operations
LINK To Lawsuit Filing: Crowley Maritime Corporation Is 32nd Libertad Act Lawsuit- Plaintiffs Target Use Of ZEDM Port
Companies Listed As Operating In ZED Mariel (as of 24 December 2020)
Terminal de contenedores Mariel S.A.
Operation of containerized cargo.
Servicios logísticos Mariel S.A.
Logistics and transport services.
Banco Financiero Internacional S.A
Banking services.
Financiera Iberoamericana S.A.
Financial services.
Logística Hotelera del Caribe S.A.
Logistics.
UNILEVER SUCHEL S.A.
Production of toiletries and cleaning products.
NESCOR S.A
Food production.
CARILOG
Logistics services.
PROFOOD SERVICE S.A.
Production of drinks and juices.
BDC LOG S.A.
Logistics and transport services.
DEVOX CARIBE S.A.
Production of paints.
WOMY EQUIPMENT RENTAL b.v.
Heavy equipment rental, repairs and maintenance.
BOUYGUES CONSTRUCCIÓN CUBA S.A.
Engineering and construction.
ENGIMOV CARIBE S.A.
Engineering, construction and production of construction materials.
BDC TEC S.A.
Electronics.
RESA CARIBE S.A.
Multi-directional scaffolding equipment, electrical access platforms, industrial and...
Not Listed Among Companies With Operations In ZED Mariel:
Buffalo, New York-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (RPCCC)
In April 2015, RPCCC signed an agreement with the Republic of Cuba government-operated Center for Molecular Immunology (CIM) to develop a lung cancer vaccine with a clinical trial in the United States.
In August 2016, RPCCC received authorization from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to commence a Phase One Clinical Trial of the lung cancer treatment vaccine CIMAvax-EGF® to a limited number of patients.
In October 2016, RPCCC received authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States Department of the Treasury in Washington DC to establish a commercial joint venture with CIM, to be located in the Mariel Special Development Zone (ZEDM) and which will be the first commercial joint venture with a United States-based entity in the Republic of Cuba licensed to research, develop, manufacture and market biotech products in the Republic of Cuba.
In September 2018, RPCCC created a joint venture biotech company located in the Republic of Cuba, Innovative Immunotherapy Alliance S.A., operated by CIM commercial affiliate, CIMAB S.A., and by GBCT II LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of RPCCC.
