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The environmental assessment process of the San Antonio Outer Port project has been concluded
A public-private investment of 4.45 billion dollars is planned
San Antonio
May 27, 2026
Yesterday the Environmental Assessment Commission of the Region of
Valparaiso unanimously approved the decree of
environmental impact assessment of the project for the implementation
of the Outer Port of San Antonio, which will triple the capacity of
of current traffic of the Chilean port. This is the last phase
of the environmental authorization process of the largest
port project of the South American nation which includes
mainly a breakwater about four kilometers long and the
construction of two port terminals with an investment
public-private estimated at $4.45 billion.
The aim is to allow the port to operate
simultaneously eight container ships with a length of 400
meters and to achieve an annual volume of container traffic
equal to six million TEUs. It is expected that the new port area
It will allow more than two thousand jobs to be created in the port
who will be added to the more than 3,200 workers who currently
operate in terminals and port services.
With the approval of the environmental impact assessment,
The international tender procedure activated last year is in full swing
which is expected to be completed by 2026 with the
aim to start work next year. The race is
on the construction of major maritime works and
as well as the implementation of the
environmental compensation and mitigation, activities for which
the Port Authority of San Antonio will invest 1.95
billion dollars.
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Yesterday the Environmental Assessment Commission of the Region of
Valparaiso unanimously approved the decree of
environmental impact assessment of the project for the implementation
of the Outer Port of San Antonio, which will triple the capacity of
of current traffic of the Chilean port. This is the last phase
of the environmental authorization process of the largest
port project of the South American nation which includes
mainly a breakwater about four kilometers long and the
construction of two port terminals with an investment
public-private estimated at $4.45 billion.
The aim is to allow the port to operate
simultaneously eight container ships with a length of 400
meters and to achieve an annual volume of container traffic
equal to six million TEUs. It is expected that the new port area
It will allow more than two thousand jobs to be created in the port
who will be added to the more than 3,200 workers who currently
operate in terminals and port services.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
