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The accumulated investment in the modernization process of the national port system amounts to 2,376 million dollars in the concessioned terminals, said today the general manager of the Association for the Promotion of National Infrastructure (Afin), Juan Pacheco.
"It must be considered that projects worth 1,879 million dollars are still pending execution under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mechanism, including the latest concessioned terminal of San Juan de Marcona," he said during his participation in the XXIII International Ports Forum organized by the Lima Chamber of Commerce (CCL).
In this case, he referred to the Southern International Terminal (Tisur), the South Dock of the Callao Port Terminal, the Multipurpose North Terminal of the Port of Callao, the Port of Paita, the General San Martín Port Terminal (Port of Paracas), and the Mineral Concentrate Loading Terminal (Callao).
Pacheco commented that the Port of Chancay is not a Public-Private Partnership, however, he highlighted its significant contribution to the modernization process of the national port system.
In this regard, he commented that PPP projects are self-financed and that the developed infrastructure is public. "In addition, they generate efficiencies and improve productivity," he pointed out.
Despite these advances, he acknowledged that there are a series of problems affecting the national logistics system. "There are infrastructure gaps and we need technological management of roads, among others," he commented.
In this sense, he highlighted the need to fully digitize the logistics chain.
Pacheco commented on an optimistic estimate. "Callao could move 10 million TEUs by 2066. "This would imply almost tripling the current cargo movement scenario. It is an optimistic scenario," he commented.
Therefore, he believes there is capacity to move cargo in the ports but acknowledged a lack of access roads.
Source: Andina
