New deepsea port for Ecuador

The International Port Alliance (Alinport) is promoting the creation of a new deep seaport at Posorja in Ecuador that will be able to accommodate at least panamax size container vessels. Ships of 3,000 teu or larger cannot currently access the countrys leading port of Guayquil, because its access channel is just nine metres deep, but at least 12 metres is necessary for panamax vessels. As a result, the largest visitors are limited to around 800 teu.