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The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) supported the signing of the agreement between Proinversión and Shougang Hierro Perú, which will overcome the situation that had suspended the concession contract for the development of the New San Juan de Marcona Port Terminal and advance towards the execution of an estimated investment of USD 404.8 million.
The head of the MTC, José Tangherlini, participated in the signing ceremony of the agreement, which constitutes a decisive step to continue with the materialization of this national and public-use port project, located in San Juan Bay, in the district of Marcona, Ica.
The agreement establishes Shougang Hierro Perú's express and binding commitment not to exercise or oppose rights derived from its mining concessions within the project area. In turn, it preserves the MTC's ownership of the land, which will allow its effective delivery to the concessionaire San Juan Port S.A.
With the signing of the agreement, the effective delivery of the land and the start of engineering and construction activities will proceed. In this way, the concession contract for the aforementioned Port Terminal comes into force, and private investment that will modernize the National Port System is continued.
"The terminal will have an area of influence comprising 29 provinces and 280 districts of Ica, Ayacucho, Arequipa, Apurímac, and Cusco. This means a new logistical alternative to accompany the growth of productive activities and, especially, mining projects in the south of the country," said Minister José Tangherlini.
For the MTC, the signing of the agreement represents concrete progress for the continuity of national port development and allows the resumption of the execution path of a project considered of necessity and public utility, with the capacity to strengthen logistical infrastructure and accompany the growth of productive and mining activities in the south of the country.
The new terminal contemplates a 30-year concession and includes the design, financing, construction, operation, maintenance, and transfer of multipurpose port infrastructure. Its first stage considers investments of more than USD 271 million, which include a pier with two berths, an access bridge, storage areas, loading systems, port equipment, among others.
The project will primarily handle shipments of iron and copper concentrates from the Pampa de Pongo mine, as well as general cargo, containerized cargo, and inputs related to mining projects.
With the development of this project, the south of the country will boost its mining and logistical activity, positioning itself as a central player in the country's economic development.