Chilean Minister affirms that they do not see the Megapuerto de Chancay as competition or threat and prepare expansion of the port of San Antonio

In Chile, the expansion of the current port of San Antonio is being prepared with the creation of the outer port. For this purpose, the bidding process has already begun. These actions are carried out in response to the recent and significant development of Chancay Megaport in Peru, which has captured worldwide and, especially, from neighboring countries.

In this sense, the current Minister of Transport and Telecommunications of Chile, Juan Carlos Muñoz, points out that his country will be the first line again and that, for this, measures are being taken. “This project, of great size, to build a port as our country is not currently Port Logistics. It seems to me that this project puts Chile again on the front line, “Muñoz said for the portal.

Chancay Megapuerto is not seen as a competition or threat, says Minister of Chile

With the creation of the External Puerto Project, which will complement the current Puerto de San Antoniothe minister of the neighboring country, Muñoz Abogabir, indicated that far from seeing the Megapuerto de Chancay as a competition or threat, they see it as an opportunity for those large ships that transport thousands of containers to the South American coasts. So, according to your appreciation, (the Chancay port) The coast of this part of the world will make more attractive, improving the competitiveness of the continent.

“Exterior port is an infrastructure that contemplates a capital investment; it is a long -term vision. Chancay portin Peru, far from seeing it as a competition or a threat, from Chile we see it as an opportunity for those ships that transport between 14,000 and 18,000 containers a year to the South American coasts have more than one port where to arrive. That will make the South American coast more attractive for ships of that size and, in that sense, it will improve the competitiveness of the continent in its entirety, ”said Muñoz.

External port will complement the port of San Antonio: “Put Chile again on the front line”

In 2025, it was announced that the bidding process was opened so that companies can build the project: exterior port, which will complement the port of San Antonio, one of what most important in Chile. This measure has been qualified as an ambition for the neighboring country to resume leadership in port logistics.

“This great major project, to build a port as our country is not currently not, also shows Chile’s ambition to take leadership roles in port logistics. It seems to me that this project puts Chile again on the front line, “Muñoz said.

The external port project aims to have a total load transfer capacity of 6 million containers per year. To achieve this, two bearing fronts have been designed: the sea terminal and the earth terminal, each with a length of 1,730 meters. These fronts are prepared to receive state -of -the -art bonnet, including those up to 400 meters in length. This ambitious project seeks to modernize and optimize port operations, allowing the reception of large and capacity vessels.