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On January 15, 2022, 11 RTG gantry cranes are scheduled to arrive at Puerto Bolívar, to optimize the loading and unloading of containers

  • December 27, 2021
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The Undersecretary of Ports reported that the incorporation of these cranes responds to the investment plan promoted by Yilport, a company that manages the terminal.

Within the framework ofExpansion and modernization process, which is executed in the port terminal of Puerto Bolívar, it is expected that on January 15, 2022 they arriveEleven RTG porch cranes.

The objective of this acquisition made byYilport, delegate company of the terminal, is "to provide greater ease and speed in the loading and download of storage containers."

Through a statement,The Undersecretariat of PortsHe explained that the incorporation of these cranes responds toInvestment Plan in Port Equipmentpromoted by the delegate company for an amount of $ 90 million.

So far, the entity reported, The maritime terminal It has two mobile cranes, two shan -to -shore container craws (STS) and six RTG. To meet the equipment programming, until 2022, it is planned to receive four STS cranes and an RTG.

"The arrival of this machinery will strengthen the port operation (export/import) of containerized load, one of the main objectives set by this public-private alliance, with a view to positioning the port as one of the most competitive in the southern part of the country," he saidAída García González, General Manager (E) of Port Authority of Puerto Bolívar.

The port entity also detailed that upon arrival of machinery it addsthe construction of the dock No. 6 and its expansion areas.

The total value of this work amounts to$ 176 millionof which, to date, $ 26 million have been canceled with an advance of 15 %.

Milestones reached in Puerto Bolívar

As reported by the Ministry of Transportation and Public Works, on its Twitter account, from January to November 2021 A total of 364,231.67 metric tons (t) of copper concentrate to China has been exported, obtaining as a result a considerable increase of 197.58 %.

"In this way the copper is located as theSecond most exported product in the province of El OroAfter the banana ”, emphasizes the state portfolio