New AAPA Members: Valparaíso, Mejillones

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Empresa Portuaria de Valparaíso, Errázuriz 25, Valparaíso 237 4203, CHILE. Phone: 011-56-32-244-8811. Fax: 011-56-32-223-4427. Email: rurzua@puertovalparaiso.cl. Website: http://www.portvalparaiso.cl. Sr. Raúl Urzúa Marambio, Presidente (Latin American Corporate)

Valparaíso is one of Chile’s oldest, largest and most diversified general cargo ports. Located approximately 60 miles from the nation’s capital of Santiago, the area was first visited by Spanish explorers in 1536. During the 19th century, after the construction in 1810 of the port’s first pier, Valparaiso became a major calling point for ships sailing between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Today, the port consists of a complex of modern cargo and passenger handling facilities with berth depths at mean low water ranging upward to 13.8 meters/45.3 feet, and a 37-hectare/91-acre logistical services zone known as ZEAL (for Zona de Extensión y Apoyo Logístico). Traffic volume in 2013 included nearly 10.3 million metric tons of cargo, 910,780 container TEUs, and 66,588 cruise passengers. Valparaíso is also a major homeport for the Chilean navy.

Port of Valparaíso
Photo/Empresa Portuaria de Valparaíso

Complejo Portuario Mejillones, Ave. Longitudinal 5500, Mejillones, CHILE. Phone: 011 56 55 2 32 99 34. Fax: 011 56 55 2690 3851. Email: harri001@cpmsa.cl. Website: www.mejillones.com. Contact: Ing. Héctor Arriagada, Gerente de Operaciones CPM (Introductory Latin American Corporate Member)

Complejo Portuario Mejillones (CPM) is a new port located in the Antofagasta region of northern of Chile. It offers modern facilities and services for general cargo, containers, and copper metal, as well as exceptional potential for industrial development. A new terminal for the discharge of coal is located just north of the port complex. Berth depths are 12.5 meters/41.0 feet at the Terminal 1 general cargo facility and 14.4 meters/47.2 feet at the bulk terminal. The port in 2013 handled more than 2.7 million metric tons of cargo (including 1.2 million tons of copper and 806,000 tons of containerized cargo), 422 ship calls and approximately 110,000 container boxes.

Shipping activity at CPM Terminal 1.
Photo/Complejo Portuario Mejillones