The board of directors of Terminal Cuenca del Plata (TCP) -a partnership between the Uruguayan State and Katoen Natie- approved the award of the works to the company Jan de Nul, an expert in port construction, dredging and offshore energy production, among others , with vast experience around the world that will be in charge of the project together with other world-class local and foreign companies.
With some 1,000 direct jobs and 5,000 indirect jobs for Uruguayan labor, the expansion works of the Terminal in the port of Montevideo will begin, which will increase its capacity, the quality of its services and strengthen its flexibility and sustainability.
These works will make the port of Montevideo the first sustainable terminal in South America, since it will provide electrical energy to all docked ships and, in this way, will prevent them from having to be on permanently, consuming fuel with its corresponding noise pollution. , vibrations and emission of polluting substances. The new infrastructure that will make this technological and environmental leap possible is called “cold ironing”.
These works will end in 2025, but in 2024 the first berth will be inaugurated and new cranes, other equipment and additional labor will be incorporated. Likewise, the works will also improve the fishing and recreation capacities of the Sarandí breakwater.
