Puerto Aguadulce sets new high for Colombian coast with APL Fullerton call

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI)-operated Puerto Aguadulce, a terminal on Colombia’s Pacific coast, recently reached a significant milestone by handling the Ultra Large Container Vessel (ULCV) APL Fullerton.

This CMA CGM-operated vessel, which measures 398 meters in length and 51 meters in width with a capacity of 19,856 TEUs, is the largest ship to ever dock on the Colombian coast. Its arrival on 9 September highlights the terminal’s strategic logistical advantages and...

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Puerto Aguadulce welcomes largest vessel to call Colombia

A new event confirms Buenaventura as a strategic port city for Colombia and its foreign trade.  Coming from Asia, the large-scale vessel, APL Esplanade, recently arrived at Puerto Aguadulce with a capacity of 13,892 twenty foot equivalent units (TEUs). After Colombia, its journey continues to other ports in South America.

With a length of 369 meters, equivalent to approximately four professional soccer fields and a width of 51 meters, this vessel has the largest physical dimensions to call at...

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