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Located on the western Pacific coast of Colombia, the Buenaventura Container Terminal TCBUEN is just 16 hours from the Panama Canal for international markets and is ideally positioned to service major regional cities.

Location

TCBUEN’s strategic location is one of its main competitive advantages, due to: 

  • Entrance located 2 km before Puente el Piñal, avoiding its restrictions. 
  • Convergencia Via Alterna - Simón Bolívar Highway less than 50 meters from the gate
  • Direct Access to the Poliducto de Occidente. 
  • Maritime Access through the Estero Aguacate. 
  • Distance to Existing Channel: 2,400 meters. 

Equipment & Facilities 

TCBUEN has a berth of 440 meters in length plus two berthing piles (100m) that can accommodate 2 vessels depending on their combination of lengths. The terminals has a berthing draft of 14 meters at low tide, with a capacity to store up to 18,000 TEUS simultaneously and an annual capacity of 650,000 TEUs.

Technology

TCBUEN’s state-of-the-art port equipment and innovative IT platform provides customers with real-time information about the status and condition of their cargo. Online systems enable 24/7 digital access to:

  • Appointment management
  • Online payments and electronic billing
  • Customer registration

The company uses Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to continually monitor the location of containers. 

Certifications

ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System
We are committed to recognizing and satisfying the needs of our clients by providing innovative, efficient and quality port services, based on teamwork with qualified, highly committed personnel and supported by the management of technological resources.		 ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System
We ensure sustainable development, evaluating possible environmental impacts with social repercussions, to implement measures that prevent, control and mitigate pollution.
   
ISO 28.000:2007 Supply Chain Security Management System
We permanently identify and control vulnerabilities and threats that may put the physical security of people, cargo, machinery and facilities and other interested parties in the supply chain at risk.		 ISO 45.001: 2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management System
The organization provides a safe and healthy work environment, committed to the prevention of occupational injuries and illnesses for our collaborators, clients, suppliers and visitors, mitigating risks that may be a source of accidents and health injuries.
 
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Shareholders

Since 2016, TCBUEN has been part of APM Terminals, one of the main global operators that offers port services in 58 countries on five continents and, together with our sponsor the Colombian Infrastructure Equity Fund CIEF Private Capital Fund and more than 800 shareholders minority, we continually work to contribute with an international vocation to the progress of Buenaventura, the region and the country.