Chile Approves $4.45 Billion ‘Outer Port’ Expansion at San Antonio

Chile has cleared the way for one of the largest infrastructure projects in its history after regional authorities unanimously approved the environmental permit for the massive “Puerto Exterior” expansion at the Port of San Antonio.

The approval by the Valparaiso Region’s Environmental Assessment Commission marks a major milestone for the $4.45 billion project, which aims to transform Empresa Portuaria San Antonio’s San Antonio complex into a next-generation mega port capable of handling the world’s largest containerships.

The project, defined by the Chilean state and implemented by EPSA, is designed to dramatically expand cargo capacity in the country’s central macrozone beginning in the