He has insisted that the process will not only benefit foreign investors but will result in continued competition for container traffic.
Dismissing current criticisms about a possible monopoly, he said that those come from economic interests that want to maintain the status quo.
Streamlining ownership should generate higher traffic volumes and more jobs, he added.
In Mr Mórtola’s opinion, Buenos Aires already competes with Exolgan and Zárate for box traffic, with facilities at La Plata soon to handle containers too. He confirmed that the move to a single concessionaire was made after advice from consultants, established international experts and from the Argentinian port community.
Since the port also owns its own land, it can also carve up logistics operations between different operators.