The National Administration of Ports (ANP) It obtained record revenues of 194 million dollars last year, as can be seen from the results of the financial statements and those of budget execution presented by the agency.
Growth figures were driven by a historic movement of containers and bulkexplained the president of the ANP, Juan Curbelo, who added that this allowed for investments of 80 million dollars.
The data reveals the improvement in productivity and significant dynamism, highlighted the official who highlighted the management and high traffic of containers as key factors, in addition to the 100% recovery of cargo from Paraguay.
The income generated by the ANP was allocated to investments in 2021 and 2022, such as the transformation of the Port of Montevideo with the deepening of the north access of the entrance channel, to 13 meters. Another amount was allocated to General Revenue.
He also recalled that the investment plan included the work carried out on the viaduct on the Montevideo port boulevard, which required a contribution of more than 140 million from the ANP. In CologneMeanwhile, works were carried out in the passenger port, phase three of which will begin shortly, with an investment of some 20 million dollars.
“The results are not only for the benefit of the company, but also for the benefit of the entire logistics chain, for the benefit of foreign trade, because the development of ports is very important,” reflected Curbelo.
“Our vision is that the Port of Montevideo becomes the hub of the Rio de la Platathat it becomes the port of reference”, he stressed.
At the beginning of this month, the final project for the expansion of the Port of Montevideoone of the most important works of Uruguay in charge of Cuenca del Plata Terminal (TCP) and with an investment that will exceed 600 million dollars.
The project is part of the agreement that the government signed in February 2021 with the Belgian multinational Katoen Natie —majority shareholder of TCP, with 80% of the participation; the remaining 20% belongs to the State through ANP—, which extended the concession of the terminal until 2081; and consists of expanding the Specialized Container Terminal to a capacity that will allow it to operate 3 million containers export, import and merchandise transits per year.
Source: Ambito
