A milestone was reached at the port of Corral, as for the first time in its history it performed a night undocking maneuver, dismissing the ship Princess Pacific, bound for Japan.
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A few days ago, a large group of executives from the Japanese paper company Daio Paper, along with its forestry subsidiary in Chile, Anchile, visited the facilities of Portuaria Corral in the Los Ríos Region.
The port of Corral will experience a milestone today, as the largest ship in its history is expected to call at the terminal. It is the ship Acacia, with an approximate capacity of 70,000 metric tons MT, and will sail from Los Ríos to Yangpu China.
Portuaria Corral inaugurated the renovation of all the terminal's lighting with new solar energy-based equipment that will reduce CO2 emissions by 1.8 tons per year.
Community seeks to promote cultural projects for the benefit of all neighbors, who will have a new meeting space.
Portuaria Corral and its modernization and maintenance project will be extended until 2021, and the new conveyor belt is one of the advances.
According to the INE, USD 8.3 million of the region's exports went through Puerto Corral, which corresponded to 27.9% of the region's exports, 100% of which were forestry products.
Port Corral achieved a new record in the transfer of wood chips, totaling 1 million 242 thousand 651 metric tons, which translates into an increase of 13.5% over 2018.