ICTSI Ecuador to upgrade infrastructure at Port of Guayaquil

Contecon Guayaquil (CGSA), a subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), has signed an investment contract with the Ecuadorian state to further develop the Port of Guayaquil with works to heighten cranes, reinforce the docks and deepen the pier’s draught.

As part of a three stage project, the operator is investing US$18m to boost the port’s capacity to handle neopanamax vessels.

The first stage will feature the heightening of two quay cranes from 42-52m, with their boom lengths extended from 50-56 m, reaching 20 rows across.