The flow at the port terminal exceeded the expectations of the government, which expected almost 200,000 fewer passengers.
He Port of Cologne It surpassed its historical record in passenger movement in 2023, after the port terminal registered a flow of more than 2.6 million people last year, above the expectations held by the national government itself.
He president of the National Ports Administration (ANP), Juan Curbelospecified that the total movement in the maritime terminal of Sacramento Colony It was 2,670,000 people in that period, exceeding the government’s own projections, which estimated around 2.5 million.
According to the president of the ANP, much of the movement was explained by the number of Uruguayan citizens who traveled to Argentina during 2023 as a result of the exchange difference between both countries, which triggered the price gap in products and services.
Likewise, he stressed that the recent expansion works in the port terminal gave it the capacity to support such a volume of travelers. In that sense, he stated that the ANP is working to carry out new works that benefit passengers and the transportation companies that connect Cologne with Buenos Aires.
The ANP prepares investments of more than 23M dollars in the Port of Colonia
The new investments in the Port of Cologne They will cost the government more than 23 million dollars, and are scheduled to be completed during the second half of this year. These works include the construction of a third fixed walkway on the dock with a mobile beam, as well as the expansion of docks and the placement of more defenses.
On the other hand, the ANP will allocate part of its budget to restore the iconic wooden pier of Sacramento Colony, in search of recovering the tourist attraction of the place. To this end, they are studying the reconfiguration of the specifications to define the executing company in the middle of the year.
Source: Ambito
