US EditionGuayaquil Port Under Emergency Rule as Carriers Shift Routes Amid Rising Violence in Ecuador
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Guayaquil Port Under Emergency Rule as Carriers Shift Routes Amid Rising Violence in Ecuador
The Port Authority of Guayaquil declared a 60-day emergency on August 25, 2025, after organized crime threats endangered Ecuador’s busiest port. The resolution authorizes emergency spending and accelerated contracting to safeguard operations and protect infrastructure. Officials tied the move to a broader state of exception already in force in coastal provinces. The decision followed a […]
Various threats and extortions to the personnel and against the facilities of the Port Authority of Guayaquil (APG) were the main reasons for the entity to declare itself in emergency for a period of 60 days.
In this context, two major shipping companies — Marks and MSC — have already decided to withdraw from the city port, and a third company has reported having been subject to extortion.
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