In two days, on October 11, it will be a month since the CPS, located south of Port-au-Prince, received its last two container ships, a source revealed on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. “Those two ships came under fire. Since then, the CPS has not received any vessels. There has been a fragile calm in La Saline for the past seven days,” the source explained, adding that it is unclear if this situation is due to the lack of police operations.

The shutdown of the CPS, which handles the bulk of maritime transport, is affecting importers, revenue, and the supply of goods to the market. “This is challenging for importers,” one importer commented. Ships intended for the CPS are currently held up in Panama, the Bahamas, and the Dominican Republic. “There’s a cost to this,” the importer added.