Infrastructure and Location
Strategic infrastructure and location for regional development.
Identity
Who Are We?
Antofagasta Port is a Chilean state port company that plays a strategic role in regional development, logistics activity and the country's connection to international markets. Its work drives the competitiveness of the north, territorial integration and a sustainable relationship with its surroundings.
Operations
What Do We Do?
We administer, develop and coordinate key port and logistics infrastructure for foreign trade, facilitating cargo movement and promoting efficient, sustainable operations connected to the needs of the region and country. Through our projects and initiatives, we contribute to productive development, regional integration and the international projection of Antofagasta.
Geography
Location
Empresa Portuaria de Antofagasta (EPA) is located in South America, specifically in the Antofagasta Region of Chile, a strategic area bordering northwestern Argentina, part of Bolivia and the Pacific Ocean. EPA is also close to various mining centers such as Escondida, Zaldívar, Codelco, SQM, Sierra Gorda, Lomas Bayas, among others.
Zone of Influence
Area of Influence (Hinterland)
EPA's hinterland mainly serves the metallic and non-metallic mining industry and covers the Antofagasta and Atacama regions, as well as part of northwestern Argentina and southwestern Bolivia.
Regulatory Framework
Supervisory Bodies
Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG)
The SAG office at Antofagasta Port carries out strict zoo and phytosanitary controls to prevent the entry of pests and harmful insects into the country.
PDI
Controls crew and passenger documentation upon arrival in the country through Antofagasta Port.
SEREMI de Salud Antofagasta
The regional authority oversees and enforces the Health Code and other regulations, including hygiene and workplace safety matters.
Directorate General of Maritime Territory and Merchant Marine
A high-level body of the Chilean Navy ensuring compliance with current laws and international agreements to provide maritime safety, protect human life at sea and preserve the aquatic environment.
Superintendency of the Environment (SMA)
A public service responsible for monitoring and inspecting Environmental Qualification Resolutions and other environmental instruments.
Customs Directorate
Its role is to supervise the movement of people and goods and to carry out all types of customs operations.
Strategic Planning
Master Plan and CRI
A strategic planning document indicating the projected 20-year use of port development areas. It communicates the potential expansion of port infrastructure.