port of guayaquil / logistics and value chain

PORT OF GUAYAQUIL LOGISTICS II – B

2016

LECTURER: Mr. Max Galarza

NAME: Ma. Lourdes León

GRADE: 10 Why is it attractive for carriers?

But why?

HINTERLAND

According to Octavio Doerr: the principal strength of the Guayaquil’s port is their LOCATION

because its river is relatively close to the places of origin and destination of their domestic

markets.

This positioning is the result of the different production, industrial, commercial activities generated around Guayaquil.

Guayaquil contains the 15% of industrial establishment in the country, due to:

◦ The Province of Guayas agglomerating 25% of the national population;

◦57% of import cargo and ◦72% of exports

INSIDE THE TOP TEN

Other important facts

Specialization in traffic and cargo. Absence of trade unions. Low interference with urban areas. Proximity to the country's most

important industrial center.

Certification in the International Code of Safety for Ships and Port Facilities PBIP- ISPS.

Sources •CEPAL. (June 23, 2015). Ports Ranking. The Top 20 in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2014. Retrieved from: http://www.cepal.org/en/infografias/ranking-de-puertos-los-top-20-en-america-latina-y-el-caribe-en-2014

•El Universo. (August 28, 2013). Experto de Cepal: La ubicación es una fortaleza del puerto. Retrieved from: http://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/2013/08/28/nota/1354731/experto-cepal-ubicacion-es-fortaleza-puerto.

• Brito, E. (Julio, 2015). Puerto de Guayaquil, su mayor fortaleza es su hinterland...!. Retrieved from: http://www.camae.org/files/Informar/A%C3%B1o%20%202013/Julio/Articulo/Articulo.pdf