The ZPMC cranes will be fully operational on mid-April, after a period of assembly and operational adjustment. Puerto Coronel is the main port operator in the south-central part of Chile handling forestry and fishing products which are the main exports of the Bio-Bio region.
Last March, Port Coronel announced a $30m investment to strengthen its infrastructure and acquire two new container gantry cranes capable of serving super post-panamax ships and the construction of associated infrastructure.
“It allows us to continue being the most important port of the centre-south of Chile, with infrastructure according to shipping transport trends and with a world-class port service, faster and more efficient. We are ready to handle the cargo of the center-south of Chile, even Argentina,” said Puerto Coronel´s ceo Javier Anwandter.
In the last years, Coronel has handled an increasing volume of Argentinean cargo, mainly fruit.
Puerto Coronel is located in the second urban and industrial centre of the country, 500 km south of the capital, Santiago, receiving four weekly services to Asia, the Americas and Europe.
Puerto Coronel will be the first port of centre-south of Chile to operate four gantry-cranes, projecting to reach an average movement of 100 containers per hour.
In 2018, Puerto Coronel handled 7.7m tonnes of cargo, a growth of 11% compared to 2017, mainly from forestry, fishing products and fruits. The Port officials forecast an increase of cargo volume up to 8.4m tonnes, positioning it immediately behind the terminals of the central zone of the country, San Antonio and Valparaiso.
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