Dragados-Sacyr Consortium and China Railway Construction Corporation Group join the international tender for the Outer Port: seven companies have already been prequalified.

Press Release from the San Antonio Port Company This press release was published in English using an automatic translation system The San Antonio Port Company announced that the Dragados - Sacyr consortium (Spain) and the China Railway Construction Corporation CRCC Group (China) are the two new prequalified bidders for the international tender for the Outer Port project. This process already has five companies and two consortiums competing to be awarded the contract to build the breakwater and complementary works for this initiative. As of the end of September, the Register of Prequalified Companies included five companies: Van Oord (Netherlands), Jan de Nul (Belgium), China Harbour Engineering Company CHEC (China), Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd. (Korea) and the Acciona - Deme consortium (Spain-Belgium). The tender includes the award of a contract for the construction of the breakwater (approximately 4 kilometers long), dredging to create the basin and access channel, esplanades, railway access with two stations and work facilities, along with environmental compensation and mitigation measures. This will entail an investment by the San Antonio Port Company of USD 1.95 billion. As part of the bidding process, which began last January, the Registry of Prequalified Companies will be published by November 15th at the latest. Companies or consortia that meet the strict technical and administrative requirements established by the state-owned company and demonstrate extensive experience in the construction of large-scale maritime infrastructure worldwide will be eligible. "In strategic projects for the country such as Puerto Exterior, which will provide Chile with the necessary port capacity for the coming decades, it is especially important to have seven companies, all with proven experience in major maritime and port projects, participating in the international bidding process that will determine the company responsible for the shelter and related works for the project," emphasized Eduardo Abedrapo Bustos, Chairman of the Board of Puerto San Antonio. Abedrapo added that "these results demonstrate the solidity of the bidding process and reinforce the importance of the most important port project in Chile's history. Today, we are not only making progress so that Puerto Exterior consolidates Puerto San Antonio's position in the international maritime-port context and as part of the network of large-scale ports in Latin America and the Caribbean, but also so that it will be a project that drives the social development of the province of San Antonio, creating new employment opportunities and protecting the local environment." The bidding schedule calls for the receipt of bids in January 2026 and the award of the contract in March of the same year. Outer Port Project Details Puerto Exterior includes the construction of a breakwater (approximately 4 kilometers long), dredging, and esplanades that will create two semi-automated terminals, each measuring 1,730 meters. The project will be developed gradually in four stages, according to projected demand, and, when fully operational, will have a capacity to transfer 6 million TEUs per year (equivalent to nearly 60 million tons of cargo) and will be able to simultaneously receive up to eight 400-meter-long vessels, the largest currently sailing in the world. The comprehensive investment plan is estimated at USD 4.45 billion; of which USD 1.95 billion will be contributed by the San Antonio Port Company for the construction of breakwaters, basin generation, backup areas, and access roads, in addition to environmental mitigation and compensation measures. The remaining USD 2.5 billion will be contributed by the private sector, through port concessions, for the construction, development, and operation of the sites. Puerto Exterior will begin operating its first phase, with 865 meters of dock, around 2036, adding an available capacity of 1.5 million TEUs per year.