Buenaventura Port Group rejects suspension order for Pier 13

Like an act”disproportionate“rated the Buenaventura Port Group the suspension of Pier 13 ordered by the National Environmental License Authority (Anla)ensuring that this is unaware of the validity of the 2002 Environmental Management Plan which, according to the concession, has been fully implemented.

In a statement, the Port Group stated that “The immediate interruption of the operation, without prior notice, is arbitrary, considering that it is an essential public service, with great social, economic and labor repercussions.“, adding that actions have been taken to minimize the impact on the actors involved.

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“Currently, 90,000 tons of cargo are stored in the warehouses of the bulk terminal, the mobilization of which has been suspended, affecting both importers and exporters.“he assured.

Grupo Portuario also noted that this decision “ignores its full compliance with environmental requirements, and highlights the need for government entities to respect the rule of law and legal certainty“, also ensuring that the decision of the environmental authority was issued in a manner “unfounded, arbitrary and beyond its jurisdiction“.

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What happened?

La Anla, through the Resolution 00004 of January 2, 2025took over the operation of Pier 13 of Buenaventura, thus suspending the management that the Port Group was in charge of.

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According to the entity, “This measure was adopted because current environmental management allegedly ignores the environmental management measures that should be implemented in the face of current environmental impacts and the need to be clear about the real and material circumstances of the project.“.

He also assured that “It is necessary that the management measures to prevent, mitigate, correct or compensate environmental impacts correspond to the current reality of the project and the territory in which it operates in the physical, biotic and socioeconomic environments.“.

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