Está asegurado el dinero para el calado del puerto de Barranquilla en 2026
l director de Cormagdalena, Álvaro Redondo, aseguró durante la rendición de cuentas de la entidad en las instalaciones de la Dimar, que ya está listo el dinero para el mantenimiento del calado del puerto de Barranquilla del año 2026.
TL;DR
- Funding of 48 billion pesos secured for Barranquilla port dredging until July 2026.
- Additional similar funding expected for dredging from August to December 2026.
- This ensures continuous dredging operations, preventing past issues of intermittent work.
- Cormagdalena plans to build a dredge in Colombia for the Barranquilla port.
- The new dredge, designed with Cotecmar, aims to be more efficient and cost-effective than hiring foreign vessels.
- The estimated cost for the new dredge is 350 million pesos.
- Cormagdalena is seeking national government and Ministry of Transport allocation of these funds.