Port Overview

The Iquitos Port Terminal is a major port that serves the City of Iquitos and is administered by the National Ports Company (ENAPU). It has as a natural entrance space to the Port of Iquitos that is benefited with an economic activity throughout the year. In the city, it is located in Villa de Punchana. The areas of influence are made up of the peoples of the Peruvian Amazon, as well as the border areas of the Republics of Brazil and Colombia.

The terminal is made up of two general floating type direct docking piers. It has 11 berths for smaller boats, bow berths and for larger boats depending on the length of the ship. The terminal was remodeled in 2015 and began its services in 2017, in parallel with its opening, the operations of the Amazonas I ferry began, which will travel from the city to Santa Rosa de Yavari on the Three Borders (Colombia, Brazil and Peru).

Other current problems are that they are finishing the dredging of the navigation channel of the Amazon, Marañon, Huallaga and Ucayali rivers so that larger ships can enter, at the moment we only work passenger and cargo movement from the ports of Pucallpa and Yurimaguas. The service to the border is only for passengers and the passenger terminal has recently been inaugurated in the Port of Iquitos.

Key port information can also be found at: http://www.maritime-database.com

Port Picture

Description and Contacts of Key Companies

The control and administration of the Port of Iquitos is on the part of the National Ports Company (ENAPU), they manage all port operations, they also coordinate with the Port Authority (Peruvian Navy), the departure and entry of ships to the port and also with the Coast Guard service in case of having any kind of problems with a boat. ENAPU's contact information in Iquitos is:

Terminal Portuario de Iquitos – ENAPU

Avenida La Marina No. 1383

Villa Punchana – Iquitos

Tel. +5165252275

Email. tpiquitos@enapu.com.pe

Web. https://www.enapu.com.pe/enapu/puertos_pt/terminal-de-iquitos/

Oficial de Proteccion Titular – Terminal Portuario de Iquitos

Nombre: Jimmy Gonzalo Allison Vásquez

Cargo: Técnico Administrativo – Seguridad

Cel.: +51 982565613

Tel.: +5165 251955

Email.: jvasquez@enapu.com.pe

For more information on port contacts, please see the following link: 4.4 Port and Waterways Companies Contact List.

Port Performance

Only passengers and national cargo move through the Port of Iquitos, as this type of vessels has little draft. The draft in the pontoon area is 6 meters, unfortunately they are waiting for them to finish dredging the navigation channel to enter to dredge the channel towards the port and the terminal area.

The port does not have much boat traffic at the moment, due to the high costs for warping ships, the owners of the passenger boats use other makeshift ports and do not pay any type of costs to dock their ships. What they were doing for large vessels, they carried barges with a portable crane and carried out the loading and unloading maneuvers in the same Amazon River, which has the greatest draft. The burden of humanitarian aid is by law a priority and there is always a willingness to help and support in this regard.

Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges

Organismo Supervisor de la Inversión en Infraestructura de Transporte de Uso Público (OSITRAN) - https://www.ositran.gob.pe/puertos/enapu/

Berthing Specifications

General Cargo Handling Berths

Port Handling Equipment

The Iquitos Port Terminal has not had much movement in recent years in reference to import and export cargo by river, this is due to the withdrawal of the service of the Amazon Shipping company that left the international route to from Iquitos, Manaus (Brazil), Miami (Florida), Houston (Texas). Importing mostly cargo for the oil industry. They have mostly been loading and unloading barges with varied cargo with food and basic necessities from Pucallpa or Yurimaguas. Normally cargo is loose and stevedores are used to load and unload these vessels.

Container Facilities

The container area of the Iquitos Port Terminal is a free zone with a cement floor, security and they were repairing a perimeter fence to give it greater security. Zone 7 is the designated area for containers, it has an area of 9,450 square meters. What happens is that almost no containerized cargo is moving at this time. They are carrying out the dredging works of the navigation channel in the Amazonas, Huallaga, Marañon and Ucayali Rivers so that larger vessels can move import and export cargo.

Customs Guidance

SUNAT Customs, has an office within the facilities of the Iquitos Port Terminal, the staff has experience in handling cargo and equipment for oil exploration and exploitation, on imports in general, imports have really decreased almost to zero, and product exports. Also because the oil industry is almost paralyzed and ships with cargo for these companies do not come. Until a few years ago there was a traffic of every 2 or 3 months a ship with cargo in general, in addition to oil equipment and materials.

For more information on customs in Peru, please see the following link: 1.3 Customs Information.

Terminal Information

Multipurpose Terminal

A passenger terminal has just been inaugurated, with all its amenities and services for the ferry boats of the company Transtur S.A. that provides service between the city of Iquitos to the border with Brazil and Colombia (Santa Rosa Island). The rest of the port terminal is under maintenance and the dredging of the navigation channel was also to be carried out so that larger capacity ships can enter.

Grain and Bulk Handling

At the moment, no import or export of grains is handled through the Iquitos Port Terminal, the flour or grains that are consumed by the population of Iquitos comes from the City of Lima via Pucallpa or Yurimaguas. This cargo comes in barges called chatas and they use a tug to push a convoy of these vessels. Once the merchandise arrives at the port it goes immediately to the warehouses of the food distributors.

Main Storage Terminal

The Iquitos Port Terminal has 5 storage areas giving a total of 26,880 square meters, the area used for the storage of various cargo including dry and non-perishable food is Warehouse No.7, which has an area of 4,086 meters squares. According to what was expressed by the staff of the port terminal, most of the cargo that comes from Pucallpa and Yurimaguas arrives at the port terminal and immediately leaves for the wholesalers' warehouses in the City of Iquitos. Warehouses are generally used for cargo of greater volume or size, since the provisions and food are immediately withdrawn from the port.

Stevedoring

Stowage is provided by the same port and there are also companies that offer this service within the same port. The major fluvial movement is done in barges carrying loose cargo, using stevedores and forklifts as support equipment.

Hinterland Information

The transport companies that offer the cargo and passenger transport service, offer the cargo service and they are in charge of taking the cargo to the port, as well as the loading and unloading of the vessels. But this is only for the national cargo from Pucallpa or Yurimaguas. Import cargo for the moment is not entering Peru through this port terminal. There are the contacts of the companies that provide cargo and passenger transport services.

Port Security

The Port Terminal has contracted a private security service, this service is responsible for providing security in all facilities, as well as for entering them. Any person entering the Iquitos Port Terminal must carry their photo check, issued by the Identification Office. Security agents are authorized to review and verify the photo check and the identification I.D. of the people who enter the Port Terminal. When the Security agents detect a false identity document or photo check, they must intervene with the people involved and make them available to the National Police Station for the clarification of the case.

The Control Center is the body responsible for monitoring people who enter the facilities of the Port Terminal, through its Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV), when any abnormal or suspicious situation is detected, it must notify the patrol for the corresponding intervention. All persons who enter the facilities of the Iquitos Port Terminal, must comply with and abide by the internal regulations and provisions of ENAPU S.A. Security agents will not allow the entry of packages, bags, backpacks or others, to the Operational Zone, for which they must have the written authorization of the Security Headquarters.

Terminal Portuario de Iquitos – ENAPU

Avenida La Marina No. 1383

Villa Punchana – Iquitos

Tel. +5165252275

Email. tpiquitos@enapu.com.pe

Web. https://www.enapu.com.pe/enapu/puertos_pt/terminal-de-iquitos/

Oficial de Proteccion Titular – Terminal Portuario de Iquitos

Nombre: Jimmy Gonzalo Allison Vásquez

Cargo: Técnico Administrativo – Seguridad

Cel.: +51 982565613

Tel.: +5165 251955

Email.: jvasquez@enapu.com.pe

Servicios y Equipos Amazonicos S.A.

Av. La Marina 486

Iquitos – Perú

Tel. +5165 252503 / +5165 252499 / +5165 252501

Web. www.sea.com.pe

Transportes Jupiter S.R.L.

Av. La Marina No. 2067

Iquitos – Perú

Tel. +5165 600343

Email. operaciones@transjupiter.com

Web. www.transjupiter.com

Trans Pacifico S.A.C.

Jr. Bolívar No. 452, Callería

Pucallpa – Perú

Tel. +5161 578007

Email. informacion@transpacificosac.com

Web. www.transpacificosac.com

Corporación Turística Yurimaguas S.A.C.

Calle Elena Pardo # 114

Yurimaguas – Perú

Gerente General - Víctor Hugo Rodríguez

Tel. +5165 351270

Cel. +51 948621011

Mail. J1989_6@hotmail.com

Transtur S.A.

Calle Raimondi # 384

Iquitos – Perú

Gerente General - Alex Pinedo

Tel. +5165 221356

Cel. +51 965653095

Web. www.transtursa.com