New terminal opens in Colombia

New terminal opens in Colombia    Spanish terminal operating company Grup TCB has opened a container terminal, TCBuen, in Buenaventura, Colombia.

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   The terminal worked its first ship, Maersk Line’s Rio Verde on Jan. 27, loading 800 and discharging 819 containers.
   Located on Colombia’s Pacific Coast, TCB pointed to its location near the Panama Canal as a an advantage. It also notes that Colombia exports 80 percent of its coffee and 60 percent of all foreign shipments from this port.