The sixth edition of Port Expo Forum 2022 left good news regarding Barranquilla’s economic future. It was attended by, among others, the Minister of Transport Guillermo Reyes, who clearly explained what is involved with the present and the future in terms of river and sea shipping in the capital of the Atlantic and the rest of the Caribbean.
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The meeting took place on December 6 at the Dann Carlton Hotel. Alex de Bedout, CEO of golden gate on behalf of the mayor of Barranquilla. And together with Ricardo Alemán, manager of Palermo Sociedad Portuaria, he took care of the installation of the event.
The first theme that characterized the forum, moderated by Erika Fontalvo, director of EL HERALDO, was: What’s next for the Magdalena River?
Colonel Germán Puentes, Executive Director (e) of Cormagdalena; Héctor Carbonell, Executive Director of the Colombian Chamber of Infrastructure, North Section, and Lucas Ariza, Executive Director of Asoportuaria. German bridges He argued that the state has turned its back on the Magdalena River for decades, but that it is time for government policies to restore navigability to the country’s main tributary.
“The 2 billion pesos for the river investment have already been secured, the scope of the project has been defined, there are designs to be implemented. What is needed is dredgingcanalization works throughout the navigable sector and works in the access channel to the port of Barranquilla to stabilize it,” he assured.
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The official added that within the General budget of the nation there are 60 billion pesos that will cover the entire first semester of 2023.
“We have two roadmaps: one is the nation’s general budget and we also have some initial funds for the first half of 2023 at $60 billion, which will allow us to close the contracts through Findeter. We point out that the Port of Barranquilla tReaching 10 meters of operational draft and we are working for that,” added Puentes.
He clarified that the solution of the Magdalena River It is not short term, but medium and long term, because it is a complex river “and Barranquilla is the protagonist, not only because of its port, but also because it is the connection to the interior of the country and this must be understood . I think the message is: the Port of Barranquilla is not just for it Barranquillanot just for the coast, it’s for the country”.
Source: El heraldo
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