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Maersk container ship. (Photo: Empresa Portuaria San Antonio)
Maersk warns on trade implications of port strike
(CHILE, 1/17/2014)
The Danish company Maersk warned Chilean authorities that the port stoppage might have a serious impact on the economy and the country's image in the world.
By April 2013, the most important global shipping firm and other global companies sent a letter to the Chilean Executive expressing their concern over the port sector strike occurred at that time.
According to Maersk Chile’s business and marketing manager, Francisco Ulloa, “the commercial consequences can be very hard for Chile, because there have been two strikes in a year."
"Chile is in a very competitive global market. Peru has grown every year about 6 per cent, with an expanding agriculture, therefore our own neighbours are our competition and they have port stability, which is vital for international trade," the executive told El Mercurio.
Ulloa said that what worries them the most is Chile's image abroad, as many wonder if the Chilean ports are safe or whether they have to consider other areas of the world to operate.
The government explained that although in the last 15 days no ship could anchor in San Antonio, they did so in San Vicente, in Bio Bio Region. However, they could not complete the operations and on Tuesday, one of Maersk ships had to sail from that port terminal without load.
The work stoppage at some ports of Chile is due to claims on wage rise.
"Our services and logistics in general form a chain; when you have a link that does not work, the whole chain suffers," he continued.
"The effect of a port shutdown is terrible," he stressed.
In September 2013, Maersk had in Chile a 14 per cent market share in the shipping industry, and for the current year, the shipping company bets to "grow with the market."
Ulloa said that commodity exports will remain as they are this year and announced that from January 2015 the company will mobilize containers exclusively in the Americas, therefore, the company created SeaLand.
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By Analia Murias
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