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The Infrastructure Policy Council (CPI) and Conecta Logística held a meeting with user companies and operators of the main ports in the central region of the country to address infrastructure challenges for the coming years.
Present at the meeting were EFE Trenes de Chile, the Logistics Association (Alog), Agunsa, the Salmon Council, Ferrocarril del Pacífico (Fepasa), the Santiago Chamber of Commerce, as well as representatives from retail and the University of Concepción, among others.
Alberto Undurraga, advisor to the Infrastructure Policy Council (CPI) and former Minister of Public Works, stated that "the purpose of this conversation is to gather support. For the tenders and then the projected works to materialize."
"If port projects are not developed, Chile will face a very serious problem, and not only in terms of foreign trade: imported products will become more expensive, and the country will be less competitive," he added.
The former Secretary of State explained that, in the case of the Outer Port of San Antonio, authorities have declared the initiative a priority, but key decisions such as budget allocations and subsequent tenders must be finalized.
According to official figures, the combined capacity of San Antonio and Valparaíso reaches 3.9 million TEUs. This capacity would reach its peak in 2031, even in the most pessimistic scenario of the country's economic growth, thus requiring expansion.
Mabel Leva, executive director of Conecta Logística, stated that the idea of the meeting was to raise awareness among various stakeholders about "the congestion scenario in the ports of the central region and to have a common vision for a state policy to ensure that the outer port projects of San Antonio and Valparaíso advance at full speed; we need them jointly."
Leva added that the idea is for more institutions to join this discussion to demonstrate the country's need for "logistic costs not to continue increasing; they are already too high."
