Due to the blockade and strike in Columbia, Buenaventura port stops receiving goods, and booking of containers will be canceled.
Due to the blockade and strike in Columbia, Buenaventura port stops receiving goods, and booking of containers will be canceled.
Since May 19, Buenaventura has been experiencing blockades and demonstrations. Several major ocean carriers have suspended shipments until road access from the port is restored. According to the American Club, “at present, there is no indication of when the blockade will be lifted.”
"There are three ports in Buenaventura. TCBUEN (Buenaventura Container Terminal), has declared force majeure for more than a week and cannot receive more containers." Javier Diaz, chairman of Foreign Trade Association said, " Aguadulce has almost reached limit, and the main terminal SPB is very close to full capacity."
According to Colombian media Transborder CH Robinson Worldwide, local Maersk, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), CMA CGM, Evergreen Shipping, COSCO Shipping, Hamburg Süd and other companies have suspended operations.
“Since 2014, the state has been ordered by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to protect the people of La Playita,” noted the article from Agence France-Presse this week. However, gang violence continues to threaten area residents, which led to anti-government demonstrations “that have paralyzed Colombia since the end of April.”
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