Colombia's Puerto Antioquia Begins Operations, Cargo Inspection Process Reduced to Three to Five Minutes

en.Wedoany.com Reported - Colombia's Puerto Antioquia commenced operations in February this year, with an annual throughput capacity of 7 million tons. The terminal features a 1,340-meter-long dock with five berths and a water depth of 16.5 meters, capable of accommodating large vessels. It operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

With the port now operational, logistics times for export products from the Urabá region have been significantly reduced. Cargo inspection processes that previously took several days can now be completed in just three to five minutes, thanks to scanners and automated systems. The port has deployed a digital platform to monitor the entire process of cargo from entry to loading, and is equipped with automated cranes for handling operations. Puerto Antioquia is expected to handle approximately 10% of Colombia's foreign trade volume, with plans to improve logistics efficiency by around 30%. CEO Alejandro Costa stated that the terminal's main advantage is its proximity to domestic production and consumption centers, being 300 kilometers closer than other logistics alternatives and covering 45% of the origins and destinations where Colombia's foreign trade is concentrated.

In its first month of operation, the terminal handled 3,400 containers, with future plans to increase this number through automated processes, data utilization, and artificial intelligence. The region where the port is located exports approximately 2 million tons of bananas annually, with most of this cargo previously needing to be transported by barge to the Caribbean Sea before being transferred to containers. Challenges still to be resolved include the completion of the Toyo Tunnel and progress on the road concession for the logistics corridor leading to the port.

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