EPI Presents Proposals to Advance in Bioceanic Road Corridor with Brazil

The General Manager of Empresa Portuaria Iquique (EPI), Rubén Castro, presented to Brazilian authorities a concrete vision on the necessary steps to advance the operational development of the Bioceanic Road Corridor, with the Tarapacá Region as a protagonist in international trade.

The executive participated in the Tarapacá Day MS Brazil event, organized by the Regional Government of Tarapacá and the Tarapacá Development Corporation to mark the third anniversary of the Tarapacá for the World Office. The activity took place in Campo Grande, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, and brought together a public-private delegation composed of representatives from the Gore, Sernatur, regional councilors, Zofri, and the concessionaire of the port facility Iquique Terminal Internacional, among others.

The chief executive of EPI stated that "on this occasion, the Port of Iquique was tasked with presenting its vision from a more proactive dimension. We made concrete proposals to the authorities of Mato Grosso do Sul to advance the development of the Bioceanic Road Corridor. Four years have passed since the first visit, and we want to start having concrete results. For example, training in logistics issues is fundamental because we have different interpretations and logistical problems in the two regions, and the route also presents important challenges to overcome."

Castro added that "we need to train human capital, such as logistics operators; we must encourage the creation of public-private communication and coordination instances between the countries, so that exports and imports can interact in circuits for trucks circulating with cargo in both directions. And fourth, the proposed challenge involves the creation of concrete pilot projects to demonstrate where the bottlenecks are and how we can strengthen the development of a safe, efficient, and low-cost route. This will allow us to boost this bioceanic route as the great future development for the countries that are part of it."

This participation is part of the advancement of the Bioceanic Road Corridor, also promoted at a presidential level during the recent official visit of the President of Chile, José Antonio Kast, to Paraguay. In this scenario, the Port of Iquique reaffirms its position as a key piece of the regional logistics system, highlighting its operational continuity, growth capacity, and opportunities to articulate new investments through entities such as the Iquique Free Zone (Zofri).