Bolivia to move 2m tons via Paraguay-Paraná waterway

The president of the National Chamber of Customs Brokers of Bolivia (CNDA), Antonio Rocha, reported that by the end of the year the country is planning to move about 2m tons of import and export cargo through the Paraguay-Paraná waterway.

Rocha said that in 2018, commercial traffic for this Paraguay-Paraná waterway was 1.2m tons, representing about 18% of the total that Bolivia moves annually (5.2m tons) across the Atlantic, Pacific, and neighboring countries.

“Cargo moved through waterways include steel, cattle, grains (soy bran and oil), lumber, clinker (cement in the basic phase of its manufacture), and cement,” Rocha said.

The president of the CNDA also mentioned that the flow of cargo grew gradually thanks to the fact that the ports of Jennefer, Gravetal, and Aguirre had obtained international status. In addition, with the authorization of the primary bonded zone at the port of Jennefer, it is expected that more freight traffic will be generated.

“Expectations should exceed 1.8m tons or reach 2m by the end of the year.”

The manager explained that until May of this year the flow of trade exceeded 4,500 tons, which is in line with the projection estimated for this period.

Source: Portal Portuário

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