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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Shipping, Logistics, Real Estate, Tourism |
| Founded | 1837 |
| Founders | Salomon Elias Levy (S.E.L.) Maduro |
Number of employees | ≈100 |
Maduro Holding B.V. is the holding company of the Maduro Group, a private Dutch Caribbean conglomerate with interests in shipping services, logistics, and real estate.
S.E.L. Maduro was founded in 1837 as a trading company between local Caribbean ports. Following the opening of the Panama Canal and the discovery of oil in the nearby Maracaibo Basin, the port of Willemstad became a regional energy hub.
During World War II, Willemstad was the primary supplier of fuel to the Royal Air Force during the North African Campaign. [1] George Maduro, a decorated war hero and member of the Levy-Maduro family, died during the war.
In 1916, Maduro and local financier Joseph Alvarez-Correa founded Maduro's Bank, the predecessor to Maduro & Curiel's Bank. [2]
Curaçao is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about 65 km (40 mi) north of the Venezuelan coast. It is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Together with Aruba and Bonaire it forms the ABC islands. Collectively, Curaçao, Aruba and other Dutch islands in the Caribbean are often called the Dutch Caribbean.
Willemstad is the capital city of Curaçao, an island in the southern Caribbean Sea that forms a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It was the capital of the Netherlands Antilles prior to its dissolution in 2010. The historic centre of the city consists of four quarters: the Punda and Otrobanda, which are separated by the Sint Anna Bay, an inlet that leads into the large natural harbour called the Schottegat, as well as the Scharloo and Pietermaai Smal quarters, which are across from each other on the smaller Waaigat harbour. Willemstad is home to the Curaçao synagogue, the oldest surviving synagogue in the Americas. The city centre, with its unique architecture and harbour entry, has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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C.V.V. Inter Willemstad, commonly known as Willemstad, is a semi-professional football club of Curaçao, in the city of Willemstad. It was founded in 1939 and played in the League of Curaçao and the Netherlands Antilles Championship.
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The 2019 Caribbean Club Shield was the second edition of the Caribbean Club Shield, the second-tier annual international club football competition in the Caribbean region, held amongst clubs whose football associations are affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), a sub-confederation of CONCACAF. The tournament was played in Curaçao between 5–15 April 2019.
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