TecPlata, a container terminal operated by International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) in La Plata adjacent to the port of Buenos Aires, completed the dredging of its marine channels to a depth of 10 meters.
“The development gives TecPlata an advantage over the terminals in the city of Buenos Aires, where the channels are limited to 10 meters,” said TecPlata chief executive Juan Pablo Trujillo in a statement.
“Our next objective is to deepen the access channel to a depth of 14 meters, similar to the design of the container terminal, to bring Argentina on par or better than other ports in the region. This will then provide TecPlata with a unique advantage over the rest of the ports in the Buenos Aires area,” he said.
TecPlata is already the most modern marine terminal in the Buenos Aires area.
It strategically sits on a 40-hectare property near the ocean, which, combined with modern port equipment and robust security systems, offers clear competitive advantages for international shipping companies and cargo operators in South America.
TecPlata has a design capacity of more than one million TEUs, capable of accommodating any significant increase in foreign trade in the years to come.
This will eventually reinforce TecPlata’s position as the preferred gateway, bolstering Argentina’s role in the global supply chain.
TecPlata S.A. was granted a 30-year concession to build and operate an all-purpose port terminal in the greater Buenos Aires area in Argentina in October 2008 by the Consorcio de Gestion del Puerto La Plata.
Built with an investment of $450 million, TecPlata is Argentina’s most modern container terminal with an initial capacity of 450,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) capacity, and capable of being extended of up to 1 million TEUs in the second phase.
