Comparative study of the logistic and regulatory process of fruit exports between Colombia and Panama (Port of Urabá and Colón)

Abstract

The main objective of this degree project is to compare the fruit export process between the port of Urabá (Colombia) and the port of Colón (Panama) at a logistical and regulatory level. It was developed through the Comparative methodology and the information was collected from secondary sources such as: databases, books, official pages of entities, repositories of different universities and current regulations of each country (Colombia and Panama). Within this research work, you will find detailed information on how the fruit export process is carried out from Colombia and Panama, specifically from the port of Colón and Urabá, in order to carry out the comparative proposed as objective and They evaluate variables such as: the logistic performance indicator, port infrastructure and installed capacity, how each country manages the cold chain, which are the regulatory entities and what technologies or information systems each country manages for that process. In the findings, it was identified that the port of Colón exceeds the port of Urabá in installed capacity and internal management of the units refrigerated with fruit, while the regulatory and support entities fulfill the same function of control and intervention in the process. customs for export of the fruit as it can be evidenced in the logistic performance index.