The new JV of Platetrade, Argentina and PTP Group from Uruguay, Platetrade/PTP, has been appointed the exclusive country member to the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) for Uruguay with immediate effect.
PTP Group, Uruguay is a port operator, stevedoring company, warehouse owing company and they are well known in the market within their area of activities. They operate in San Nicolas and Villa Constitucion in Argentina, Montevideo and Nueva Palmira in Uruguay and Villeta in Paraguay. PTP have a lot of visibility of project cargoes by having their own warehouses, stevedoring company and terminals.
Platetrade S.A. from Buenos Aires is a longstanding member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), specialized in managing and handling industrial projects in connection with ship agency and forwarding activities.
The JV in Uruguay will be operated by Platetrade who will bring the staff, knowledge and customers in the project market but can also make use of the established set up in Uruguay operations, financial, account and back office functions.