Overview
- The special economic zone is law and its regulation is due within a 90‑day window, with port representatives expecting the rules within weeks to enable services like local storage for e‑commerce players such as Temu.
- Cosco says negotiations with Evergreen are advanced for a potential 2026 start, while talks with MSC continue to expand services and deepen transshipment activity.
- Current throughput stands near 350,000 TEUs with a projection of 500,000 by December and a phase‑one target of 1 million; APN ranks Chancay second nationally for TEUs and Sunat reports roughly 40% transshipment, including recent vehicle re‑exports to Chile.
- The terminal highlights high automation—remote‑operated cranes and autonomous electric carriers—along with local hiring commitments, with more than half the workforce from Chancay and over 20% women.
- Urban planning and financing lag the port’s growth, as the local PDU remains pending; the MEF announced transfers of over S/109 million plus over S/40 million for municipal projects, while the SNCI warns a S/317 million transfer to ANIN covers only about 10% of contractor debts.