New Loreto Terminal Seeks to Link the Brazilian Amazon with the Peruvian Pacific
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The Peruvian company Pialze Oriente S.A.C., a member of the Sociedad Nacional de Industrias, obtained Temporary Technical Feasibility approval from Peru's National Port Authority (Autoridad Portuaria Nacional) to develop the Pialze Oriente Port Terminal (TPPO) in the Loreto region. The project seeks to turn Iquitos into a new hub linking the Brazilian Amazon with Peru's Pacific ports.
Markets and Cargo at Stake
The initiative's area of influence includes markets producing grains, soybeans, animal protein and agro-industrial inputs, which according to sources opens the possibility of positioning the area as a strategic hub for cargo movement and trade integration between Peru and Brazil.
A Pilot Trial Already Carried Out
The proposal is backed by concrete experience: this year a pilot operation moved 2,000 tons of soybean meal from the Brazilian state of Roraima to Peru via the Manaus-Iquitos corridor, demonstrating that it is feasible to move Brazilian cargo into Peruvian territory using the Amazon river system. In the opposite direction, Peruvian products such as phosphates already have Brazil as a destination market, which is why the TPPO proposes developing a two-way cargo corridor.
Terminal Features
The terminal is planned on 50 titled hectares, located downstream from Sinchicuy, with access to the Amazon river system and a natural depth of approximately 9 meters at low water. The initiative envisages integrated port, logistics and shipyard infrastructure, combining cargo reception, storage and transfer services with naval facilities, and includes a shipyard and slipway license for vessel maintenance and servicing at the same site.
Outlook Toward Ecuador and Asia
The TPPO's location would also allow for projecting river connections toward Ecuador via the Napo River, a waterway linking the Ecuadorian Amazon with Peru's river system and, from there, with the Amazon River. According to sources, the project seeks to bring Loreto into larger-scale logistics corridors, creating a new link between cargo flows from the Brazilian Amazon and Asian markets via Peru's Pacific ports, as an alternative to traditional routes channeled through the Atlantic Ocean.
