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The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC), through the National Port Authority (APN), is promoting the implementation of a port logistics corridor that will integrate strategic facilities located in Talara, Paita, La Libertad, Ancash, Lima, Callao, and Ica. The objective is to guarantee the transport of essential goods, priority cargo, and humanitarian aid in the face of possible interruptions of terrestrial routes caused by the El Niño Phenomenon, also contributing to mitigating its impacts on the country's supply and connectivity.
The initiative is part of the preventive actions that the APN is executing within the framework of its Action Plan for the occurrence of the El Niño Phenomenon, approved by Board Presidency Resolution N.° 0078-2026-APN-PD. These include gathering technical information from port terminals and jetties, evaluating access routes, and identifying critical points associated with rivers and ravines. The goal is to preserve the operational and logistical continuity of the National Port System.
Currently, the APN has identified strategic port facilities located in Talara, Paita, Salaverry, Chimbote, Chancay, Callao, and Pisco, which could be integrated into a support network to mobilize cargo, strategic supplies, and humanitarian aid through maritime cabotage transport when roads are affected.
As part of this work, the APN is strengthening coordination with port administrators, the Peruvian Navy, Provías Nacional, regional governments, and other entities linked to transport and logistics management, in order to identify available infrastructure for the reception and distribution of humanitarian aid, as well as the availability of transport units and operational capacities that can be used during emergency situations. Likewise, the connectivity between the main supply centers and the port terminals that would be part of this logistics corridor is being evaluated.
Additionally, the monitoring of critical road corridors and alternate routes connecting the country's main port terminals is being strengthened, especially in Piura, La Libertad, and Ancash, where there is a greater exposure to intense rains, activation of ravines, and interruptions of the road network during events associated with the El Niño Phenomenon. These actions will allow anticipating measures aimed at maintaining the flow of goods and supplies to areas that could be affected.
According to the analysis carried out by the APN, the northern coast concentrates the highest level of preventive attention; however, the ports of Chancay, Callao, and Pisco constitute complementary logistical nodes that would allow extending the corridor to the central and southern parts of the country, strengthening national maritime connectivity and the response capacity in the face of emergencies affecting land transport.
The port logistics corridor promoted by the MTC, through the APN, seeks to leverage the existing infrastructure of the National Port System to form an early response network that allows maintaining the supply and transfer of humanitarian aid to affected populations, contributing to the country's logistical resilience and the continuity of productive and commercial activities in the face of extreme climatic events.
The port logistics corridor promoted by the MTC, through the APN, constitutes a strategic measure to strengthen the country's logistical resilience against the effects of the El Niño Phenomenon. The articulation of port terminals, cabotage routes, and logistical capacities will allow maintaining the supply of essential goods, facilitating the transfer of humanitarian aid, and ensuring the continuity of economic activities, reinforcing the response capacity of the National Port System in emergency situations.
