Ecuadorian ports moved 8% more cargo in 2021

The movement of cargo in containers, in the ports of Ecuador increased last year; It went from 2,294,681 TEUs in 2020 to 2,370,031 TEUs in 2021, which represents a growth of 3.28%. While metric tons (MT) grew by 8%, going from 52,743,426 MT to 57,029,484 MT, according to the Undersecretary of Ports and Maritime and River Transport. In the province of Guayas, the delegate DP World Posorja, responsible for the Deep Water Port of Posorja, set records in productivity figures at the regional level, reaching movements of up to 47.1 containers per hour. In the participation of the port market, it obtained 10% of uptake and 35% of transshipment cargo, competing with important ports on the West Coast of the South Pacific. Additionally, it reached a draft of 14.65 meters, when receiving the Post Panamax ship CMA – CGM. For its part, the multinational Contecon, in charge of the operation of the “Libertadores Simón Bolívar” Container and Multipurpose Terminal in Guayaquil, continued with the ...