Minister of Transport and Public Works visits CGSA

Darío Herrera (far left), Minister of Transport and Public Works and Javier Lancha (fourth from left), CGSA CEO

Javier Lancha de Micheo, Contecon Guayaquil (CGSA) Chief Executive Officer, recently met with Ecuador’s Transport and Public Works Minister Darío Herrera and Deputy Minister José Luis Aguilar, who visited the terminal together with Guayaquil Port Authority President Pablo Rizzo and General Manager Andrés Tapia.
 
Mr. Lancha led the government officials on a tour of CGSA’s facilities and discussed the company’s investments to modernize the terminal and expand its capacity to 1.5 million TEUs. For his part, Minister Herrera expressed the government’s commitment to work closely with CGSA in securing the country’s foreign trade–44 percent of which are facilitated by CGSA.
 
Over the course of 15 years, the company has contributed more than USD1.1 million to Ecuador’s economy in addition to investing more than USD 350 million in the Port of Guayaquil. Recent dredging has increased the berth’s controlling depth to 13.5 meters, enabling larger vessels to dock at the terminal. With these investments, CGSA has consolidated its position as Ecuador’s leading port for foreign trade and infrastructure..