Port of Chancay Container Throughput Grows 24.9% in Third Quarter
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- mundo maritimoPuerto de Chancay aumenta 24,9% la movilización de contenedores durante el tercer trimestre de 2026
- apam_nacionalesPuerto de Chancay aumenta 24,9% la movilización de contenedores durante el tercer trimestre de 2026
- Puertos y comercio argentinaPuerto de Chancay impulsa crecimiento con aumento del 24,9% en movilización de contenedores en tercer trimestre 2026
The Port of Chancay, in Peru, recorded throughput of 139,669 TEUs during the third quarter of 2026, representing a year-on-year increase of 24.9% compared to the 111,862 TEUs handled in the same period of 2025, according to operational results published by Cosco Shipping Ports.
Expansion of services
The increase came alongside an expansion of the terminal's network of shipping connections. The terminal, operated by CoscoShipping Ports Chancay Perú (CSP Chancay Terminal), completed a structure made up of three mainline services and five feeder services.
Chancay within the Cosco group
Chancay's performance is part of the broader growth of Cosco Shipping Ports' international terminals, which outside of China handled 11.32 million TEUs in the quarter, up 19.4% year-on-year, equivalent to 26.8% of the company's total throughput. Containers attributed to Cosco's equity stake in its international terminals reached 4.05 million TEUs, up 15.6%. In addition to Chancay, the Piraeus terminal in Greece stood out, with 1.09 million TEUs and growth of 11.4%. Cosco included Chancay among the ports where it will seek to strengthen service calls and port calls, together with Wuhan, Piraeus and Abu Dhabi.
Group's overall results
Worldwide, Cosco Shipping Ports handled 42.27 million TEUs in the third quarter of 2026, up 8.4% year-on-year, and accumulated 122.42 million TEUs between January and September, up 8.1% from the same period in 2025. Group revenue for the quarter totaled US$484.3 million, up 13%, and profit attributable to shareholders reached US$82.6 million, up 0.1% from a year earlier. In the first nine months, cumulative revenue was US$1,389.7 million, up 12.6%, and profit attributable to shareholders rose 19.7%, to US$316.3 million.
Regional outlook
From a regional perspective, Chancay's growth was noted as confirming its consolidation as a key player in the South Pacific logistics chain, driven by infrastructure investments, its geographic positioning and foreign trade demand in the region, although challenges were also flagged relating to capacity, road infrastructure and the socioeconomic context, including trucker actions that can disrupt the logistics chain.
