Asotep Ports Project USD 807M In Private Investment By 2030
Ecuador's private port terminals are positioning investment around containerized and refrigerated cargo growth.
Asotep-associated terminals report USD 418 million in accumulated investment through 2025 and project approximately USD 807 million by 2030. The projected capital is aimed at operating capacity, technology, infrastructure modernization and logistics-process optimization.
Trade Context
From January to April 2026, Ecuador's non-oil exports grew 3.1% to USD 9.604 billion. Imports grew 14.4% to USD 8.328 billion.
Asotep says containers represented about 85% of exports and roughly 65% of total foreign trade in 2025.
Operating Scale
The associated terminals transfer around 1.2 million TEU per year, handle more than 44% of Ecuador's non-oil cargo and operate close to 14 million tons annually.
Guayaquil remains the main concentration point for containerized operations: four of the country's five container terminals are in the city, with two associated with Asotep.
Labor Footprint
In 2025, Asotep-associated terminals generated more than 3,200 direct jobs and around 16,000 indirect jobs in the national logistics chain.
What to watch
The watchpoint is whether projected private terminal investment keeps pace with import growth and refrigerated-export demand. Capacity, cold-chain reliability and port-side process modernization remain core variables for exporters.
Source
El Universo — “Hasta 2030, puertos agremiados a la Asotep proyectan que sus inversiones alcancen $ 807 millones”
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