Chilean port Valparaiso expects 11m tonnes in 2008

Central Chile's Valparaíso port EPV expects to surpass 11 million tonnes in cargo handling this year.

The state-owned autonomous port firm expects to see no variations in its 2008 projections, the official said, adding that the global financial turmoil has not had any effect on the amount of cargo imported and exported from the facility this year. The port, which handles fractioned and container cargo, is the highest TEU handler in the country. In January-September this year, the port handled 750,905 TEUs.
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