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Puerto Antioquia multipurpose deep-water terminal

Participation
Not assessed
Project facts checked

Commercial operations began on 5 February 2026 after four controlled vessel trials; the operator's current port-status ledger shows repeat container, breakbulk and refrigerated calls through July 2026

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Puerto Antioquia is now operating after a delivery chain spanning Jan De Nul's 2.2 million cubic metres of capital dredging, COTEMA's turnkey marine and civil EPC, MIIT's bulk-area EPC and a four-vessel readiness programme. The 1,340-metre offshore berth platform is connected to 38 hectares of onshore logistics area by an approximately 3.2-kilometre piled viaduct. Commercial operations started on 5 February 2026, and the live port-status register shows repeat calls by major liner and refrigerated services.

Puerto Antioquia's long piled viaduct and offshore marine platform under construction in the Gulf of Uraba

Puerto Antioquia; exact viaduct and offshore-terminal construction

Location

Colombia / Americas

Segment

Deep-water ports, dredging and multipurpose terminals

Phase

Completed / Confirmed

Last checked

1 August 2026

Coverage

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Deep-water ports, dredging and multipurpose terminals is the primary work classification. Related sectors connect this record to adjacent marine delivery and market coverage.

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Project anatomy

Contract scope and delivery roles

Client / authority
Puerto Bahia Colombia de Uraba S.A. (Puerto Antioquia), holder of a 30-year concession with Colombia's National Infrastructure Agency
Delivery parties
Consorcio Terminal Maritimo (COTEMA), formed by Eiffage Ingenieria Civil and Termotecnica Coindustrial - turnkey EPC for the principal works, Jan De Nul - capital dredging of 2.2 million cubic metres for the offshore platform area, completed in July 2022, Consorcio Empresarial MIIT, formed by Metalteco and Inacar - turnkey EPC for the bulk-handling area, ARCELOR - specialist steel-pile production facility named by the owner for the viaduct and marine platform, Qingdao Haixi Heavy-duty Machinery (HHMC) - supplier of three STS quay cranes, LBH Logistics - logistics lead for the STS transport vessel's arrival and berth operation, Uraba Darien-Pracymar - pilotage for the STS delivery vessel, Ultratug - tug support for the STS delivery-vessel manoeuvre, IDB Invest and participating lenders - project-finance layer; not construction contractors
Contract route
Puerto Antioquia signed the main turnkey EPC with COTEMA in 2020, reached financial close in 2021 and issued notices to proceed to construction and dredging contractors in February 2022. Construction started in April 2022. The owner separately identifies Jan De Nul for capital dredging and MIIT for the bulk area. Several downstream subcontracts and equipment packages remain unallocated in public disclosures.
Execution window
Capital dredging finished in July 2022. COTEMA's pile-driving programme began in August 2023 and completed more than 1,000 steel piles by May 2025. Four controlled vessel trials were complete by 24 January 2026; commercial operation began on 5 February 2026. Current port-status records show repeated arrivals and departures through July 2026.
Works package
Deliver a multipurpose offshore marine terminal with approximately 1,340 metres of berth frontage and five berthing positions; deepen the platform area to an operating draught of 16.5 metres; build an approximately 3.2-kilometre, three-lane piled viaduct; develop a 38-hectare onshore logistics terminal; and integrate container, refrigerated, bulk, general, ro-ro, inspection, power, security and digital operating systems. HHMC supplied three STS cranes rated by the owner at 80 tonnes and 54 metres lifting height.
Marine interfaces
The capital-dredged berth area, offshore deck, more than 1,000 long steel piles, viaduct beams and slabs, fenders, bollards, navigation controls and terminal systems had to pass controlled vessel manoeuvres before trade-port authorisation and commercial release. Repeat calls in the live port ledger provide stronger operating evidence than the earlier planned 2025 start date.
Commercial evidence boundary
The owner identifies the principal package chain and maintains a current vessel ledger. COTEMA, Jan De Nul and MIIT are confirmed assignments; recurring liner calls confirm use. Final contract values, package-level acceptance certificates, remaining crane and automation suppliers, downstream subcontract allocation, defects-liability work and sustained throughput by cargo type remain undisclosed.

Project timeline

Material developments

Dated events that changed scope, counterparties, delivery, commissioning or operating status.

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The live port ledger showed repeat commercial services

The operator's vessel register lists repeated container, refrigerated and breakbulk calls after opening, moving the evidence beyond a single inaugural vessel.

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Puerto Antioquia began commercial operations

The formal opening followed trade-port authorisation and moved the terminal from readiness trials into recurring commercial liner, refrigerated and breakbulk service.

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The fourth controlled vessel trial was completed

The operator reported that logistics, technology, safety, maritime-control and agency-coordination systems had been tested while final trade-port approval remained outstanding.

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COTEMA completed viaduct and quay pile driving

More than 1,000 long steel piles and over 44,000 tonnes of steel closed a critical structural phase before deck completion and equipment integration.

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Evidence gap

What remains unverified

Outstanding evidence

  • Monthly throughput by container, refrigerated, bulk, general and ro-ro cargo
  • Berth productivity and vessel turnaround by service
  • Viaduct, offshore deck and pile performance in live service
  • Maintenance dredging requirement after capital-dredge acceptance
  • Final COTEMA and MIIT account and package close-out
  • Crane, automation and controls supplier disclosure
  • Defects-liability work separated from operating maintenance

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Reporting status

Project phase
Completed
Evidence confidence
Confirmed
Last checked
1 August 2026
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