Who We Are

Our History

1953-1955

With the extension of the dock of the Lirquén Carboniferous Company, located in the Bay of Concepción, the first commercial port of Chile was born, destined to the shipment of coal and unloading of sugar and phosphorite.

1958

The unloading of wheat begins and for the first time in Chile, fertilizers from the USA. Likewise the first commercial shipments of paper, pulp cellulose and sawn begins.

1961

Complementary activities for loading and unloading are started, such as bulk packing, are initiated. Constant investments in the support areas allow these activities to be developed more and more in the 1060s and 1970s.

1984

Alarge “Muelle 1” lengthering allows for tripling the cargo handle by the port that year and makes Puerto Lirquén the largest port in the country.

1989

Investments in the dock, equipment and yards increase the port's capacity and exceed those transferred.

1995-1996

Construction of “Muelle 2” of Puerto Lirquén to receive the first shipments of containers.

2000-2001

Large investments are made in docks, warehouses, equipment and yards to establish a container terminal in Lirquén.

2003-2006

Improvements in systems, for receiving cargo by rail, construction of warehouses with railway diversions and yards for containers and forest cargo.

2010

Participation in tender of the 30-year concession of the Espigón Pier in San Antonio.

2011

Award of the concession contract for the Muelle Costanera-Espigón project in San Antonio and constitution of Puerto Central.

2012

As a result of the new Costanera-Espigón in Puerto Central, there is a reorganization of the subsidiary companies, where Puertos y Logística S.A, a parent company that owns 100% of the operations in San Antonio and Lirquén, was born.

2015

Completion of construction and start of operation of Phase 1A of the Costanera-Espigón project in San Antonio.