Jaír F. Coll

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Bloomberg: The Port Of Buenaventura As Imports Rise

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Clients: The New York Times, The Guardian, Bloomberg, Reuters, Open Society Foundations

School: Universidad Autónoma de Occidente

A group of containers receives ...grapher: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

A group of containers receives the light of the sunset at Port Society of Buenaventura, Colombia, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Colombia, Monday, September 5, 2022. Colombia's imports reported US$38.5 billion in the first half of the year, an increase of 44.5% over the same period in 2021, per the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). Photographer: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

A worker walks on the unloading...grapher: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

A worker walks on the unloading area at the Port Society of Buenaventura, Colombia, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Colombia, Monday, September 5, 2022. Colombia's imports reported US$38.5 billion in the first half of the year, an increase of 44.5% over the same period in 2021, per the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). Photographer: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

A watchman at the foot of a Chi...grapher: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

A watchman at the foot of a Chinese vessel at the Port Society of Buenaventura, Colombia, on Monday, September 5, 2022. Colombia's imports reported US$38.5 billion in the first half of the year, an increase of 44.5% over the same period in 2021, per the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). Photographer: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

The reflection of the cranes us...grapher: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

The reflection of the cranes used for loading and unloading containers at the Port Society of Buenaventura, Colombia, on Monday, September 5, 2022. Colombia's imports reported US$38.5 billion in the first half of the year, an increase of 44.5% over the same period in 2021, per the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). Photographer: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

Two workers talk as a cargo of ...grapher: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

Two workers talk as a cargo of mixed goods is being unloaded at Sociedad Portuaria de Buenaventura, Colombia, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Colombia's imports reported US$38.5 billion in the first half of the year, an increase of 44.5% over the same period in 2021, per the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). Photographer: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

A worker checks cargo being unl...grapher: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

A worker checks cargo being unloaded from a vessel from China at the Port Society of Buenaventura, Colombia, on Monday, September 5, 2022. Colombia, on Monday, September 5, 2022. Colombia's imports reported US$38.5 billion in the first half of the year, an increase of 44.5% over the same period in 2021, per the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). Photographer: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

A crane unloads a container com...grapher: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

A crane unloads a container coming from China at the Port of Buenaventura in Buenaventura, Colombia, on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Colombia's imports reported US$38.5 billion in the first half of the year, an increase of 44.5% over the same period in 2021, per the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). Photographer: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

A worker watches the unloading ...grapher: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

A worker watches the unloading of cargo at Sociedad Portuaria de Buenaventura, Colombia, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Colombia, Monday, September 5, 2022. Colombia's imports reported US$38.5 billion in the first half of the year, an increase of 44.5% over the same period in 2021, per the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). Photographer: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

An operator of a container sort...grapher: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

An operator of a container sorting machine looks up at the sky at Port Society of Buenaventura, Colombia, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Colombia, Monday, September 5, 2022. Colombia's imports reported US$38.5 billion in the first half of the year, an increase of 44.5% over the same period in 2021, per the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). Photographer: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

Panoramic view of the Port Soci...grapher: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

Panoramic view of the Port Society of Buenaventura, Colombia, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Colombia, Monday, September 5, 2022. Colombia's imports reported US$38.5 billion in the first half of the year, an increase of 44.5% over the same period in 2021, per the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). Photographer: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

Worker rides a motorcycle in fr...grapher: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

Worker rides a motorcycle in front of dozens of containers at Port Society of Buenaventura, Colombia, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Colombia, Monday, September 5, 2022. Colombia's imports reported US$38.5 billion in the first half of the year, an increase of 44.5% over the same period in 2021, per the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). Photographer: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

A group of containers from Asia...grapher: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

A group of containers from Asia, Europe and the EE.UU. at Port Society of Buenaventura, Colombia, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Colombia, Monday, September 5, 2022. Colombia's imports reported US$38.5 billion in the first half of the year, an increase of 44.5% over the same period in 2021, per the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). Photographer: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

A boat and a barge pass in fron...grapher: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

A boat and a barge pass in front of a Chinese vessel docked at the Port Society of Buenaventura, Colombia, on Monday, September 5, 2022. Colombia's imports reported US$38.5 billion in the first half of the year, an increase of 44.5% over the same period in 2021, per the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). Photographer: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

The vehicles used to transport ...grapher: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

The vehicles used to transport the containers are parked at the foot of the cranes at Port Society of Buenaventura, Colombia, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Colombia, Monday, September 5, 2022. Colombia's imports reported US$38.5 billion in the first half of the year, an increase of 44.5% over the same period in 2021, per the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). Photographer: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

A motorboat passes in front of ...grapher: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

A motorboat passes in front of the unloading area of Port Society of Buenaventura, Colombia, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Colombia, Monday, September 5, 2022. Colombia's imports reported US$38.5 billion in the first half of the year, an increase of 44.5% over the same period in 2021, per the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). Photographer: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

A motorboat passes in front of the unloading area of the Port Society of Buenaventura, Colombia, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Colombia, Monday, September 5, 2022. Colombia's imports reported US$38.5 billion in the first half of the year, an increase of 44.5% over the same period in 2021, per the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). Photographer: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

A group of workers walk in the ...grapher: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

A group of workers walk in the middle of a group of containers at Port Society of Buenaventura, Colombia, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Colombia, Monday, September 5, 2022. Colombia's imports reported US$38.5 billion in the first half of the year, an increase of 44.5% over the same period in 2021, per the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). Photographer: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

Two cranes tidy up a group of c...grapher: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

Two cranes tidy up a group of containers at Port Society of Buenaventura, Colombia, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Colombia, Monday, September 5, 2022. Colombia's imports reported US$38.5 billion in the first half of the year, an increase of 44.5% over the same period in 2021, per the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). Photographer: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

A worker walks in front of a se...grapher: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

A worker walks in front of a set of containers at Port Society of Buenaventura, Colombia, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Colombia, Monday, September 5, 2022. Colombia's imports reported US$38.5 billion in the first half of the year, an increase of 44.5% over the same period in 2021, per the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). Photographer: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

A worker walks in front of a so...grapher: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

A worker walks in front of a soda warehouse at Port Society of Buenaventura, Colombia, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Colombia, Monday, September 5, 2022. Colombia's imports reported US$38.5 billion in the first half of the year, an increase of 44.5% over the same period in 2021, per the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). Photographer: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg

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Bloomberg: The Port Of Buenaventura As Imports Rise

jaír f. coll

Sep 27, 2022

Location: Buenaventura

Assignment for Bloomberg Business.

According to the most recent figures of the National Administrative Department of Statistics, DANE, Colombia's imports reported US$38.5 billion in the first half of the 2022, an increase of 44,5% over the same period in 2021. This shows an important recovery of the sector after the covid pandemic and the national strike.

The Port Society of Buenaventura, located in Valle del Cauca department, is the most important seaport in the country, which receives 50% of the 17 tons of cargo per year (according to 2021 indicators).

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