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exportador dominicano, el reducción de productos rechaza- TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS:
Gobierno, a través del Centro dos en la Unión Europea, el cual KEY FOR THE SUCCESS OF
de Exportación e Inversión ha dado excelentes resultados. FOREIGN TRADE
(CEI-RD), ha desarrollado un Esos logros se han alcanzado gra-
programa de asesoramiento y cias a la modernización en la lo- Dominican Republic has an excellent
capacitación para que las em- gística para el manejo de produc- infrastructure of transportation and
presas conozcan el proceso tos y el transporte por diferentes logistics, with 8 international airports, 12
para producir aquí y vender en vías, la instalación de frigoríficos seaports and an extensive network of high-
el exterior. Una de las acciones en los principales puertos y utili- quality roads
es la elaboración de un Proto- zación de medios de transporte
colo para el Manejo de Produc- adecuados. In the infrastructure, transportation and logistics area,
tos Perecederos destinados a la Dominican Republic exhibits excellent conditions.
exportación por vía aérea, que RECONOCIMIENTO The local infrastructure is positioned as one of the
se desarrolla junto a La Junta most modern and extensive in the Caribbean. This is
Agroempresarial Dominicana “The Global Competitiveness the only nation in the region with 8 international air-
( JAD) y el Departamento Aero- Report 2013-2014” ports, as well as 12 seaports and one of the largest
portuario (DA). La República Dominicana obtuvo networks roads. Our ports are connected by 19,705
El objetivo es promover la cultura un privilegiado posicionamiento kilometers of roads including the Duarte Highway,
de calidad y competitividad de la en el “Reporte de Competitivi- which connects with major cities ,Santo Domingo and
producción dominicana, garanti- dad Global 2013-2014” del Foro Santiago, on the North; the Sánchez Highway on the
zando su inocuidad y el cumpli- Económico Mundial en cuanto a South and southwest and the Mella Highway, which
miento de los más altos estánda- la calidad de infraestructura de connects with the Southeast region. Also, the mo-
res de calidad requeridos para la transporte aéreo, disponibilidad dern road known as Autovia del Este, between Santo
exportación. de asientos en líneas aéreas y cali- Domingo and across the Southeast, has reduced the
Asimismo, el CEI-RD creó el Co- dad de la infraestructura portua- distance between the main touristics locations such
mité de Seguimiento a la Calidad ria, donde hoy nos posicionamos as La Romana, Bayahibe, Punta Cana and Bavaro,
y Seguridad de los Alimentos en los lugares 47, 49 y 52, respec- Samana, and others.Thanks to these and other con-
Exportables. Ese comité da se- tivamente, de un total de 148 paí- ditions, Dominican Republic is currently leading in the
guimiento al programa para la ses evaluados. export and import of containers throughout the region,
“with lower costs and less time”, due to its advanced
transportation services that support foreign trade.Du-
ring the period from 2004-2013, the Foreign Direct
Investment (FDI) in the Dominican Republic destined
to infrastructure, including the sectors of telecom-
munications, energy, real estate, transport and trade,
reached an amount of US$ 8,853.8 million, with high
impact on national development projects.A report pre-
pared by the expert, Jhonny Pujols, indicates that in
a context of trade openness and economic globaliza-
tion, the development of logistics services is funda-
mental to raise competitiveness and reduce costs and
time. For those purposes, the Dominican Government
has promoted investments in infrastructure, creating
logistic culture between Dominican entrepreneurs, in
addition to establishing the legal conditions required
to be an ideal destination in transport and logistics.
ACTIONS In order to motivate investors to be interes-
ted in the Dominican export sector, the Government,
through the Export and Investment Center (CEI-RD),
has developed a program of counseling and training
so that the companies get to know the process to
produce here and sell abroad. One of the actions is
the elaboration of a protocol for the management of
perishable goods for export by air, that develops along
with The Dominican Agribusiness Board (JAD) and the
Departament Aeroportuario (DA).The objective is to
promote the culture of quality and competitiveness of
the Dominican production, guaranteeing their safety
and the high quality standards required for export.
In addition, the CEI-RD created the follow-up Commi-
ttee for the quality and safety of exported food. This
Committee follows up the program for the reduction
of product rejected in the European Union, which has
given excellent results.
These achievements have been reached thanks to the
modernization in logistics, the handling of products
and transport by different routes, installation of refri-
gerators in the main ports and the appropriate use of
transport means.
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