Overview
- Six months into commercial service, the port has handled about 350,000 TEU and targets 500,000 by December, with APN ranking it second nationwide and Sunat reporting roughly 40% transshipment.
- Government officials say the regulation for Private Special Economic Zones could be issued in about two weeks, creating tax and customs incentives and enabling logistics and industrial parks tied to Chancay.
- Cosco reports interest from Temu to stage inventory in Chancay to shorten delivery times, which the company says would be feasible if a contract is signed and the ZEE framework is in force.
- Talks to add Evergreen as a fourth carrier are described as advanced, with a potential 2026 start, and the operator also acknowledges conversations with MSC to expand service options.
- Highly automated operations—remote crane control, OCR gates and autonomous electric vehicles—are scaling while local urban planning and funding lag, with the PDU still pending and MEF announcing new transfers as industry groups warn of broader public-works liquidity gaps.