economy
diciembre 26, 2025
Esta es la ciudad puerto con más concesiones portuarias en Colombia
La posición estratégica de Cartagena, el calado natural de su bahía y las ventajas logísticas que ofrece la ciudad hacen de Cartagena el sitio ideal para la instalación de infraestructura logística y portuaria. Esos factores se corroboran con el hecho de que la ciudad alberga el 46,8% de las concesiones portuarias existentes en el país y que están bajo el control de la Agencia Nacional de Infraestructura (ANI).
TL;DR
- Cartagena is the ideal location for port infrastructure due to its strategic position, natural bay, and logistical advantages.
- The city hosts 46.8% of Colombia's port concessions managed by the National Infrastructure Agency (ANI).
- Cartagena's port zone is the principal port area in the country, handling 29.31% of the national cargo volume (37.1 million tons by September).
- There are 64 port concession contracts in Colombia, with 59 operational, and 30 of these are located in Cartagena.
- The ANI is processing eight new concession applications, with two in Cartagena.
- The average time to grant a port concession is 558 calendar days.
- Port services can be public or private, and cargo types include general cargo, liquid bulk, solid bulk, containers, and multipurpose.
- Thirty specific concessioned ports within the Cartagena Port Zone are listed.