Terminal Portuario Guayaquil (TPG), a SAAM-operated private port, officially inaugurated new works to duplicate its transfer capacity. The extended berth is part of an upgrading and investment plan, that the terminal has been implementing over the last two years.
The plan also includes the incorporation of two STS Super Post Panamax cranes, the highest operating in Ecuador, and 5 RTG cranes. With this, the terminal will have a berth 480 meters in length and 4 STS cranes and 7 RTG cranes.
This is in addition to the assets of the terminal adjacent to its operations and the equipping of 4.5 additional hectares for support areas, totaling 22.2 hectares.
These developments aim to make TPG a multipurpose terminal that can transfer both containers and bulk cargo, in order to fulfill new contracts and customer needs that will triple its cargo movements. The new services include Conosur, Mediterranean (MED-MSW), America, Asia and Eurosal, which will connect it to 22 countries on four continents.
As the chairman of the board of TPG Yurik Díaz informed, this investment is providing Ecuador with the infrastructure that it needs, providing technology and expert teams.
“With an investment of US$ 60 million, our port can double its current container transfer capacity and enter the bulk cargo market, positioning us as one of the country’s main ports. This will enable us to support both foreign trade and employment in Ecuador, since this new expansion will generate 165 additional jobs,” added the executive president of TPG, Enrique Brito.
