The two-year project aims to increase the terminal’s capacity and strengthen direct connections with Asia, positioning Callao as a strategic Pacific hub
Callao – Apm Terminals will invest 550 million dollars in the expansion of the Peruvian port of Callao starting in January. This was announced by the commercial management of the local subsidiary during an event dedicated to the launch of the new direct services from Asia. The two-year project will increase the terminal’s capacity to 24,000 containers.
Since November, Callao has offered direct connections with China and South Korea, reducing transit times to approximately 23 days and strengthening trade relations with Asia. The first shipments included retail products from Chinese e-commerce platforms, and demand for the service is already full for the following weeks.
Although Apm Terminals and local port authorities define the new Chinese megaport of Chancay — located north of Lima — as complementary to Callao, industry analysts warn that the two infrastructures could compete for Asian traffic as investments along Peru’s Pacific coast increase.
