With an initial investment of more than S/1,300 million, the Chancay Megaport generates high expectations about what this project could represent for the country a few months after its inauguration. With significant progress and planned to begin operations in January 2025, the Chancay Port Terminal aims to be the main Hub of South America and the main commercial intercom of the region with the countries of the Asian continent.
The company in charge of planning and developing the project is Cosco Shipping, from capitals of Chinese origin. The magnitude and importance of the work is so great that many question what the port of the port will look like. Callao, the main center for import and export of products in our country currently. Despite these doubts, it was the authorities of the future project themselves who pointed out how both ports will function once Chancay is in operation.
Port of Callao: this will happen with the first port once the Chancay megaproject is inaugurated
According to the institutional manager of Cosco Shipping, Mario de las Casasin statements to Andina, Chancay It will not compete with the port of Callao due to an important reason. As recalled, the Megaport is projected as the main import and export hub not only of Perubut also of South America. This is based on the extensive infrastructure planned for the entire project, which includes new land connections, such as railways, vehicular tunnels and other accesses.
On the other hand, the port of Callao It has another type of infrastructure, intended mainly for international shipments within the American continent or shorter routes. In the words of De las Casas, the port of Callao It can continue to be used for shipments “that do not need to go to Asia.”
“On the contrary (regarding competition with the port of Callao), what it will generate is that Peru will take on a very strong logistical weight in the region, since we will have the port of Callao, Chancay and, in addition, the new airport Jorge Chávez,” Mario de las Casas told Canal N.
This is what the Chancay Megaport will look like once it is inaugurated
Both the construction of the docks and the planning of the interconnection with the rest of the regions are at a very advanced stage. Along the same lines, the manager of the Commercial and Marketing Department of Cosco Shipping, Alonso Guinand, in statements to Canal N, pointed out that the megaproject will begin operations at the beginning of next year. This, in addition to being a milestone in Peruvian international trade, will mean the creation of thousands of jobs.
It is worth mentioning that Chancay It will be the main city that will benefit from the great economic activity that will be generated as a result of the port. Projections ensure that trade will represent about 1.8% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which means that this place will contribute about 4.5 billion dollars a year.
Source: Larepublica
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