Overview

• Cargo operators began blocking access late Wednesday around 23:30 at the Area de Servicios Logísticos al Autotransporte, targeting Torre 08 and also Tower 5, and kept the protest through Thursday.
• Transportistas report average waits of 12 to 18 hours that cascade to as long as 36 hours for loading and unloading at Hutchison Ports LCT and APM Terminals.
• Protesters say customs staff halt operations during incidents or rain, shutting down gamma‑ray scanners and often resuming activity only much later.
• Drivers describe scarce basic services such as toilets, food and shade at the port, along with early‑morning queues at the CALT where more than 200 units often wait without certainty of same‑day exit.
• Organizers vow to maintain the blockade until their demands are addressed, as brokers and logistics firms warn of growing operational and economic impacts; no official resolution had been announced.