An increase in consumer spending facilitated by the arrival of numerous foreign retailers and a slate of new and upcoming bilateral trade agreements are set to significantly improve Colombia’s foreign trade activity. However, Colombian freight handlers fear a rise in cargo volumes will overburden already pressured physical and institutional...
It is indisputable that international investors have their eye on the Colombian Pacific coast, due to the enhancement of port infrastructure required by increased trade with Asia and the Pacific coast of the Americas. Indeed, Buenaventura Port, which already handles 60% of the cargo entering or leaving Colombia, is the subject of substantial...
With more than 1000 km of coastline on its northern and western borders, as well as its proximity to the Panama Canal, Colombia enjoys strategic access to key export markets and maritime thoroughfares. Encouraged by domestic economic growth and an increasing number of free trade agreements with key trading partners, a number of ports are seeking to...
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