Abstract

OTERO, Andrea. Barranquilla's port: challenges and recomendations. rev. econ. Caribe [online]. 2012, n.10, pp.126-159. ISSN 2011-2106.

The port of Barranquilla is located on the western margin of the Magdalena River, 22 km before the river mouth at the Caribbean Sea. Nowadays, it is ranked fourth among the biggest ports of the country in terms of cargo volume. Nevertheless, it has problems for navigation throughout his access channel, which has caused the port to loss competitiveness in comparison with other deep water ports of the region like Santa Marta and Cartagena.This problem demonstrates the lack of a maintenance policy for the access channel that guarantees the entry and exit of large vessels at any time. Even so, the port has a promising future, based on the reactivation of the navigation throughout the Magdalena River when it will be key in order to connect inland factories with the Caribbean Sea through the river.

Keywords : Barranquilla; port; international trade; exports; imports.

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