Overview
- A first-instance court ordered Ositrán to abstain from regulating, supervising, inspecting and sanctioning activities at the Port of Chancay.
- Premier Ernesto Álvarez said the government will appeal and, if needed, seek relief from the Constitutional Court, while voicing concern over comments from the United States and China and reaffirming Peru’s sovereignty.
- Ositrán president Verónica Zambrano said the agency will cite the Terminal Portuario de Pucallpa (LPO) precedent to argue the law allows it to oversee private entities that provide services to the public.
- After reviewing Cosco’s suit, Ositrán now contends the case entails a breach of national sovereignty and warns that, if the ruling stands, its staff cannot enter the port, obtain information or impose sanctions, leaving users without protections.
- Cosco maintains that other state entities, chiefly the National Port Authority, already conduct oversight at Chancay, a position Ositrán disputes by noting the APN lacks equivalent powers over user complaints and second-instance resolutions.