COLOMBIA (COL)

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At MSC we offer reliable and efficient shipping services to and from Colombia, for a host of markets and suppliers seeking to do business in and out of the North-Western coast of South America. If this is the first time you’ve shipped to or from Colombia be sure to take a look at our in-depth country guide, covering everything from general trade information to import and export procedures, designed to ensure the smooth transport of your goods to or from the Republic of Colombia.

Fact file

• ISO Code: COL
• Language: Spanish
• Currency: Peso ($)
• Time zone: GMT-5
• Dialling code: +57
• Capital City: Bogota
• Area: 1,138,910 sq km (707,685 sq mi)
• Population: 46,245,297
• Weights and measures: Metric system
• Electricity supply: 110v. 60Hz

Key commodities and trading partners

Exports

Petroleum, coal, emeralds, coffee, nickel, cut flowers, bananas and apparel.

Imports

Industrial equipment, transportation equipment, consumer goods, chemicals, paper products, fuels and electricity.

Principal trading partners - exports

• USA: 36.6%
• China: 5.5%
• Spain: 4.8%
• Panama: 4.7%
• Venezuela: 4.4%
• Netherlands: 4.1%

Principal trading partners - imports

• USA: 24.2%
• China: 16.3%
• Mexico: 10.9%
• Brazil: 4.8%

Ports and terminals

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In Colombia the main port terminals are :

• Buenaventura (COBUN) - Sociedad Porturaria Regional Buenaventura / SPR
• Cartagena (COCTG) - Contecar

SPBR - Buenaventura
SPRB offers following services:

Water supplies, oils, lubs
Wharfage
Services and operation to vessels
Handling (load and discharge of vessels)
Medical services, odontology, migration to crew members
Storage to Shipping lines and LCL storage
Monitoring and control of transhipped containers
Transhipment
Stripping and stuffing to LCL containers.
Liquid and solid scrap handling

SPRBUN Has the following equipment:
4 STS Gantry Cranes
3 Mobile Shore Cranes
1.000 mts of lineal berth
10,5 mts minimum draft at the berth line

For further information please get in contact with www.sprbun.com
 

CONTECAR - Cartagena
Contecar Terminal is located in Mamonal which is the industrial zone of Cartagena city.
This terminal counts with the following equipment:

3 Post-Panamax Gantry Cranes
3 Mobile Gottwald shore Cranes
21 trastainer crane
14 Reach stackers
62 trucks
20  45`platforms
19 lifters
2  coffee stuffing machines

Dian and Banks offices are facilities for getting quickly services
FNC coffee quality inspection laboratory and office
Reefers space with capacity for 84 containers
For further information please get www.puertocartagena.com

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Terminales en Colombia:

Buenaventura (COBUN) - Sociedad Porturaria Regional Buenaventura / SPR
Cartagena (COCTG) - Contecar

Buenaventura

Msc Colombia Recala en el Terminal de Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Buenaventura
SPRB ofrece los siguientes servicios:

Suministros de agua, combustibles, lubricantes y avituallamiento
Muellaje
Servicio a las naves: reparación de sistemas mecánicos, eléctricos, hidráulicos y de refrigeración
Manipuleo (cargue y descargue de motonaves).
Servicios médicos, odontológicos y migratorios a la tripulación de los buques
Servicios de almacenamiento a la línea naviera almacenaje LCL
Monitoreo y control de contenedores de transbordo
Transbordo
Llenado y vaciado contenedores LCL
Tratamiento de desechos sólidos y líquidos
Uso de gruas

SPRB cuenta con los siguientes equipos:

4 STS Gruas
3 Gruas mobiles
1.000 metros de Calado lineal
10.5 metros mínimo calado en la posicion de atraque

Consultar la pagina www.sprbun.com

Cartagena

Msc Colombia Recala en CONTECAR Cartagena
El Terminal de Contecar está localizado en  Mamonal donde queda la Zona Industrial de la ciudad de Cartagena

Este terminal cuenta con los siguientes equipos

3 Gruas Post-Panamax
3 Gruas moviles  Gottwald shore
21 Gruas transtainer
14 Reach stackers
62 camiones
20  plataformas para 45´
19  elevadores
2  maquinas para llenado de cafe

Oficinas de Bancos y DIAN es una de las facilidades para obtener servicios rapidos

Espacio para refrigerados con capacidad para 84 contenedores

Para información adicionl favor revisar pagina www.puertocartagena.com

 

 

Prohibited cargo

Imports

• Certain combustibles
• Specified plant varieties and fresh fruits
• Particular chemical products
• Certain radioactive substances
• Chemical and/or nuclear weapons
• Toxic and/or nuclear waste
• Toy weapons

Though the above items are the only ones prohibited, there are a number of goods that are heavily restricted. For more information, see the links below.

Exports

• Vegetables, plants and plant materials
• Meat and animal-based foodstuffs

For full details of prohibited cargo in Colombia please visit the following sites:

European Commission site
Import and export regulations