DP World has completed a major US$400m expansion project at the Port of Callao, increasing container handling capacity by 80% to 2.7m teu at the South Terminal and solidifying Callao’s position as the key gateway for global trade on the West Coast of South America.
The Bicentennial Pier expansion extended the pier from 650 m to 1,050 m, making Callao one of the few ports on the continent capable of accommodating three (or two mega) vessels simultaneously, and the container yard space was expanded to a total area of 40 ha.
Additionally, the project added state-of-the-art electric-powered equipment, including 15 electric cranes and 20 electric internal transport vehicles (ITVs), and the terminal now hosts the first electric charging station for trucks in Latin America.