Brazilian group sees Cuban port expanding sooner with better US ties

Havana

CUBA'S improved relations with the United States could lead to a more rapid expansion of the port upon which the country has staked much of its economic future, an executive whose company built the port said.

Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht SA completed the US$800 million project at Mariel, west of Havana, a little over a year ago.

It is seen as a potential dist…