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Venezuelan Government Checks Gradual Restart of La Guaira Port After June Earthquakes
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Venezuelan Government Checks Gradual Restart of La Guaira Port After June Earthquakes

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Venezuela said import handling, cargo reception and customs operations are gradually resuming at La Guaira port after June earthquakes damaged the state.
  • The country’s main airport, Simón Bolívar, said temporary terminals were ready to resume domestic and international flights after more than two months of closure.
  • The airport had already restarted cargo aviation on Aug. 5 as part of a phased reopening following magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes that killed at least 6,509 people.

Venezuela’s government said operations at La Guaira port are gradually returning, reopening channels for imports, cargo reception and customs management after the June earthquakes that heavily affected the state.

Román Maniglia, head of the National Integrated Customs and Tax Administration Service, said authorities were accelerating the handling of import and export cargo to support domestic and international trade. He discussed the recovery with representatives of the La Guaira Chamber of Commerce during the continuing emergency response.

The country’s main airport, Simón Bolívar, also said its temporary terminals were ready to resume domestic and international flights on Tuesday. The airport authority asked passengers to arrive two hours before domestic flights and three hours before international departures, and to complete check-in in advance.

Progressive, rapid and sustained.

— Román ManigliaThe customs chief described the recovery of La Guaira port operations.

The airport restarted cargo aviation on Aug. 5 as the first stage of a phased reopening. Its passenger operations had remained closed for more than two months after the June 24 earthquakes damaged airport buildings.

The earthquakes measured 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude and killed at least 6,509 people, according to the report.

We are accelerating the management of import and export cargo to boost both domestic and international trade.

— Román ManigliaHe outlined the government’s effort to restore cargo processing and trade.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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