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BUENAVENTURA GOES IN HARD TO TACKLE CONGESTION
01 Nov 2006
The government and port authority of Buenaventura were forced to put a shock congestion reduction plan into effect as from September 1, improving conditions in the port. However, to alleviate pressure on stacking areas, 6,000 containers have had to be removed to off-dock areas.
No vessels are currently being forced to wait at the outer anchorage for significant amounts of time. The backlog of work was reduced thanks to the arrival of additional labour gangs and also by diverting inbound cargo to other Colombian ports. The container terminal operator, SPRBUN, has invested €81m since December 2005 in improving the terminal.
