SOUTH AMERICA

Callao terminal up and running early

16 years ago

The latest and largest container terminal on South America’s west coast has been officially opened, a year ahead of schedule after just over two years of construction work.

DP World Callao, located in the port of Callao’s south zone, is taking advantage of being close to Peru’s capital city, Lima. It has an operating annual capacity of around 850,000 teu and covers an area of 225,000 square metres.

The terminal has two berths, each 350 metres long with a 16 metre draft. These are capable of handling two post-panamax vessels of around 8,000 teu at the same time.