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The Maritime League of Chile (Ligamar) and the Association of Ship Agents of Chile (Asonave) addressed the existing opportunities for ports located in the Bio Bio Region, given the industrial and commercial growth in the Argentine area of Río Negro, Neuquén, and Vaca Muerta. The topic was discussed in the first regional colloquium held by the organizations, an event convened in Concepción.
The day was inaugurated by the president of Ligamar, Edmundo González Robles, who highlighted the importance of consolidating a southern corridor that connects both countries through the Andes mountain range, offering an expedited route for the entry and exit of cargo destined for or originating from the southern Argentine area, through the Bio Bio port facilities.
Likewise, the meeting featured presentations by local port stakeholders. In this regard, the general manager of Empresa Portuaria Talcahuano San Vicente, Cristian Wulf; the general manager of Muelles de Penco, Javier Valderrama; the commercial manager of DP World Lirquén, Javiera Andwandter; and the operations manager of Puerto Coronel, Lukas Buckel, participated.
Each of the executives presented the advantages offered by their respective maritime terminals and those of the region to meet the different needs of the market, as well as the challenges facing the industry to boost the attraction of new cargo segments and increase their movement, considering the possibilities offered by the neighboring Argentine territory.
The president of the Maritime League, Edmundo González, stressed that "the important thing about holding this maritime colloquium in Concepción, for the first time in the 112-year history of the Maritime League, was memorable and historic, thanks to the initiative of several people. We are very centralist in Chile; we try to concentrate everything in Santiago and Valparaíso.
"Chile is in regions with distinct regional realities, so what we wanted to do was bring strategic and geopolitical ideas, discuss the importance of ports for Chile, but particularly, focus on the importance of the region as a significant logistics hub," emphasized the head of Ligamar.
For his part, Claudio Morales, vice president of Asonave, highlighted that the Bio Bio ports "are absolute; that is the great possibility that the region and Chile have to connect the points where cargo originates in Argentina to Chilean ports. As our exhibitors demonstrated, the distances are shorter, and we must work hard on enabling these corridors."
"We must continue working, and this instance served to open up questions and how we are uniting. Hopefully, there will be governance to move towards that development and that final solution that will be positive, both for the other side of the mountain range and for us," valued the vice president of the Association of Ship Agents of Chile.
Source: PortalPortuario
