As ICTSI Argentina announced, TecPlata, the new container terminal located in Argentina’s Puerto de La Plata, began operations, with an opening ceremony that was attended by the vice governor of the province of Buenos Aires, the Minister of Production and several other national, provincial and municipal officials.
Specifically, the terminal’s opening marked the arrival of Jacarandá, a vessel of Log-In, a Brazilian shipping line specializing in door-to-door logistics solutions which recently signed an agreement with TecPlata, a subsidiary of Philippine-based port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI).
The vessels that has an overall length (LOA) of 218 meters and a cargo capacity of almost 38 tons, marked the start of Log-In’s fortnightly operations at the terminal.
Bruno Porchietto, TecPlata CEO commented
The terminal may also be expanded to twice its existing capacity to over 1 million TEUs.
He continued that this was a long-awaited goal. He aspires the terminal to stand apart for its efficiency, competitiveness and transparency.
Concluding, TecPlata is an investment that caused US$450 million. It is equipped with up-to-date infrastructure, equipment and computer systems in the industry.
It is located only 60 kilometers from Buenos Aires, the country’s capital, and has a total area 41 hectares, 25 hectares of which have been allotted for containers.
