Análisis de la concesión de autoridad portuaria de puerto bolívar a la empresa yilport holding: exportación banano

Abstract

The production of Ecuadorian bananas has increased over the years to become the main export after oil due to its high demand abroad well above the production of other countries, allowing Ecuador to be part of the largest banana exporters. On August 8, 2016 the signing of the concession contract for the Port Authority of Puerto Bolívar (APPB) was given to the Turkish company Yilport Holding, this contract will last for 50 years where it promises to turn APPB into one of the water ports the most modern of the region, having as commitment not only the generation of jobs but also the technification of their equipment as well as dredging works, infrastructure, etc. Among the different changes generated by Yilport, the one that has had more relevance is the increase in the rate of banana box charge with a cost of $ 0.28, as opposed to its previous value of $ 0.13, which has caused the dissatisfaction of banana exporters who argue that the tariff increase will bring economic difficulties preventing them from being competitive in the market, arriving to opt for the transfer to another port with more convenient prices, being the port of Guayaquil the most appropriate, because its tariff is similar to the one owned by APPB before being granted. This rise in cost generated for months a great dispute between both parties, since the initial proposal of Yilport was to gradually raise the price rate until arriving at the $ 0.28 proposition that was not well seen and in turn rejected, thus returning the hostilities between the banana producers and the concessionaire, that is why on May 11, 2018, the signing of the tariff stabilization agreement where both members of the banana sector and representatives of Yilport in Ecuador were present, thus achieving a cessation of hostilities, it seemed impossible because of the continuous disagreements and discomfort that were expressed, thanks to this meeting it was agreed that the price of the tariff would be around $ 0.15 and that its duration would be until 2021 in order to specify a more secure and stable change in the operational model for containers. The problem set out to determine what socio-economic impact has been generated in the export of bananas, once given, the concession of Port Authority of Puerto Bolivar to the multinational company Yilport, taking into account that its main objective is the analysis of such impact in the 2015-2017 periods. The methodology that will be developed is through a non-experimental and descriptive study because these variables are characterized in their real context, allowing the collection of data of events that have taken place and for that, surveys prepared in advance will be used, which will allow to know and in turn, understand the perception of the people related to the Port Authority of Puerto Bolívar and Yilport.