Qiankai Port has achieved remarkable results in opening a port: a new artery of trade in South Ameri
- Author:Shipping Weekly
- Source:Shipping Weekly
- Release Date:2025-03-05
Since the port was officially opened in November 2024, Peru's Qiankai Port has quickly become the focus of the global shipping field with its outstanding performance and significant strategic significance.This modern deep-water port invested and built by Chinese companies is not only the first deep-water port in China's Pacific region, but also an important trade hub connecting China with South America, marking a major breakthrough in China's strategic layout in South America.
The background of Qiankai Port
Qiankai Port is located about 80 kilometers north of Lima, the capital of Peru, facing the Pacific Ocean and is a natural deep-water port.The construction of the port began with the planning in 2008. In 2011, China and Peru began to cooperate. After more than ten years of careful construction, it was finally completed and put into use in 2024.
Qiankai Port has the largest berth with a water depth of 17.8 meters, and can dock the world's largest container ship with an annual design throughput of up to 1 million containers, and is expected to reach 1.5 million TEUs as the second phase of the project progresses.Its modern facilities and smart port design philosophy have increased operational efficiency by about 40%, operating costs by about 25%, and environmental impact by 30%.
The significance of the construction of Qiankai Port
1. Break the blockade and open up new waterways
The completion and commissioning of Qiankai Port marks China's successful breaking of the United States' blockade of major ports in South America and opening up a new waterway connecting China with South America.This not only greatly reduces the logistics costs from China to South America and improves trade efficiency, but also makes China's trade layout in Latin America more diversified and independent.
2. Strengthen economic and trade cooperation and promote regional prosperity
As one of the important projects of China's "Belt and Road" initiative in Latin America, Qiankaigang's successful operation not only strengthens China's economic and trade cooperation with Peru, but also promotes the overall economic development and integrated construction of Latin America.Through Qiankai Port, Chinese goods can enter the South American market more conveniently, and at the same time, minerals, agricultural products and other resources from South American countries can also be efficiently exported to China, achieving mutual benefit and win-win results.
3. Show China's strength and establish an international image
The construction and operation of Qiankai Port fully demonstrates the ability and sense of responsibility of Chinese companies in major global projects.This world-class port project with a building level not only reflects China's leading position in the field of port technology, but also conveys a positive signal to the international community that China promotes global development and achieves win-win cooperation.
4. Create jobs and drive industrial upgrading
The completion of Qiankai Port has also created a large number of jobs for Peru, promoted the rapid development of local warehousing, logistics, processing and other industries, and formed a complete industrial chain.This not only optimizes Peru's industrial structure, but also injects new vitality into its economic development.
Shipping Weekly analyzed that the completion and use of Qiankai Port not only opened up a new path for trade cooperation between China and South America, but also added an important step to China in its global economic and trade layout.With the further development and expansion of Qiankai Port, its role as a new artery of trade between China and South America will become increasingly prominent.In the future, Qiankai Port will continue to promote in-depth cooperation between China and Latin American countries, strengthen port operations, expand logistics services, promote trade exchanges and other measures, and enhance its influence in Latin America and even the world.
The background of Qiankai Port
Qiankai Port is located about 80 kilometers north of Lima, the capital of Peru, facing the Pacific Ocean and is a natural deep-water port.The construction of the port began with the planning in 2008. In 2011, China and Peru began to cooperate. After more than ten years of careful construction, it was finally completed and put into use in 2024.
Qiankai Port has the largest berth with a water depth of 17.8 meters, and can dock the world's largest container ship with an annual design throughput of up to 1 million containers, and is expected to reach 1.5 million TEUs as the second phase of the project progresses.Its modern facilities and smart port design philosophy have increased operational efficiency by about 40%, operating costs by about 25%, and environmental impact by 30%.
The significance of the construction of Qiankai Port
1. Break the blockade and open up new waterways
The completion and commissioning of Qiankai Port marks China's successful breaking of the United States' blockade of major ports in South America and opening up a new waterway connecting China with South America.This not only greatly reduces the logistics costs from China to South America and improves trade efficiency, but also makes China's trade layout in Latin America more diversified and independent.
2. Strengthen economic and trade cooperation and promote regional prosperity
As one of the important projects of China's "Belt and Road" initiative in Latin America, Qiankaigang's successful operation not only strengthens China's economic and trade cooperation with Peru, but also promotes the overall economic development and integrated construction of Latin America.Through Qiankai Port, Chinese goods can enter the South American market more conveniently, and at the same time, minerals, agricultural products and other resources from South American countries can also be efficiently exported to China, achieving mutual benefit and win-win results.
3. Show China's strength and establish an international image
The construction and operation of Qiankai Port fully demonstrates the ability and sense of responsibility of Chinese companies in major global projects.This world-class port project with a building level not only reflects China's leading position in the field of port technology, but also conveys a positive signal to the international community that China promotes global development and achieves win-win cooperation.
4. Create jobs and drive industrial upgrading
The completion of Qiankai Port has also created a large number of jobs for Peru, promoted the rapid development of local warehousing, logistics, processing and other industries, and formed a complete industrial chain.This not only optimizes Peru's industrial structure, but also injects new vitality into its economic development.
Shipping Weekly analyzed that the completion and use of Qiankai Port not only opened up a new path for trade cooperation between China and South America, but also added an important step to China in its global economic and trade layout.With the further development and expansion of Qiankai Port, its role as a new artery of trade between China and South America will become increasingly prominent.In the future, Qiankai Port will continue to promote in-depth cooperation between China and Latin American countries, strengthen port operations, expand logistics services, promote trade exchanges and other measures, and enhance its influence in Latin America and even the world.