The visitors are the Director of Operations of the Bolivian Port Services Administration (ASP-B), Diego Arce, and the administrator of that department in the Chilean port of Arica, René Orellana.
The visit is part of the agreement signed on January 23 in La Paz between the port authorities of both countries, which will facilitate the connectivity of Bolivian foreign trade with the Atlantic Ocean, through the Paraguay-Paraná waterway to the River Plate.
The document provides that the ANP will grant the Bolivian port authority a 1,000-square-meter free-range warehouse for storage in Montevideo and Nueva Palmira, and an office area for the administrative work of ASP-B staff.
Díaz also pointed out that the agency under his charge is trying to ensure that "Montevideo stands out from other ports in the region, due to its depth, and that overseas shipping companies choose it for transfers."
In this regard, he recalled that the main shipping companies operating in South America are present in Montevideo, such as the European MSC, Maersk and Hapag Lloyd, and they will be asked to provide adequate space in the ships' holds for Bolivian cargo.
He also recalled that two coastal shipping companies, the Argentine Vessel SA and the Bolivian Flumar SA, will soon link Uruguayan and Bolivian ports, with transshipment in Paraguayan terminals.
Vessels from Bolivia will receive the same treatment as those flying the Uruguayan flag, Díaz told the visiting delegation.
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