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The port of Barranquilla: Challenges and recommendations

Authors: Andrea Otero Cortés; Banco de la República;

The port of Barranquilla: Challenges and recommendations

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The port of Barranquilla is located on the western margin of the Magdalena River, 22 km before the river mouth at the Caribbean Sea. Nowadays, it is ranked fourth among the biggest ports of the country in terms of cargo volume. Nevertheless, it has problems for navigation throughout his access channel, which has caused the port to loss competitiveness in comparison with other deepwater ports of the region like Santa Marta and Cartagena. This problem demonstrates the lack of a policy of maintenance of the access channel that guarantees the entry and exit of large vessels at any time. Even so, the port has a promising future, based on the reactivation of the navigation throughout the Magdalena River and the port of Barranquilla will be key in order to connect inland factories with the Caribbean Sea through the Magdalena River.

El puerto de Barranquilla se ubica sobre la margen occidental del río Magdalena, a 22 km de su desembocadura en el mar Caribe. En la actualidad, es el cuarto puerto más importante del país por volumen de carga transportada. Sin embargo, presenta problemas para la navegación a lo largo de su canal de acceso, lo que ha hecho que pierda competitividad frente a otros puertos de aguas profundas como Cartagena y Santa Marta. Este problema evidencia la falta de una política de mantenimiento del canal que garantice la entrada y salida de grandes embarcaciones al puerto en cualquier momento. Aun así, el puerto cuenta con un futuro prometedor, ya que se planea realizar importantes inversiones para reactivar la navegación por el río Magdalena y el puerto será la pieza clave para conectar el interior del país con el mar Caribe.

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