LIMA (Reuters) -The giant port of Chancay, which authorities hope will become a major shipping hub for trade between South America and Asia, will ship two container ships a week from the end of next month, an executive at port operator Cosco Shipping said Friday.
After the port’s inauguration in mid-November, the port will initially cover a direct route to Shanghai and then ship to other points in the Asian market depending on demand, said Carlos Tejada, general manager of Cosco’s local subsidiary in Hong Kong, Cosco. Shipping Chancay Peru.
“At the end of November we will begin the phase known as ‘test conditioning’ which is expected to last until May. However, during this soft launch phase we can already handle actual cargo, with two direct ships per week.” the director told reporters after a Peruvian-Chinese business forum.
Tejada said cabotage routes will be opened with smaller ships from Colombia, Ecuador and Chile, whose cargo will later be shipped from Chancay to Asia, initially in ships with a capacity of up to 14,000 containers, which will then be gradually expanded to larger ships with a capacity of up to 14,000 containers. 24,000 containers.
Cosco Shipping Ports owns and will operate the port with a 60% stake, while the remaining 40% is owned by Peruvian miner Volcan, which is controlled by Glencore (OTC:).
