Law 1 of 1991:

Port status Colombiano

YOILIS PAOLA SOLANO

MATOS
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 concepts
1. Port activity.
2. Port Concession.
3. Efficient use of port facilities.
4. Pier
5. Marinas
6. natural monopoly
7. private dock.
8. Ships.
9. Port operator.
10. floating platform.
11. Port.
12. Port of Cabotage.
 Concept
13. River port.
14. Service Port Private and
15. Port of public service.
16. Port of the Ministry of National Defense.
17. Puerto enabled foreign trade.
18. official port.
19. particularly Puerto.
20. Port Society.
21. Port Authority official.
22. private port company.
23. Port users
24. legal or economic link.
 Port activity.
Concept by law : construction, operation and management ports, port terminals are
considered port activities; landfills, dredging and ocean engineering works; and, in
general, all those that are performed in the ports and port terminals, wharves, in the
constructions exist on beaches and low tide areas and on riverbanks where port facilities
exist.

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Unknown words:
•port terminal: is a facility or port facilities set up the
interface between the mode of shipping and other
modes of transport.
(https://masqueingenieria.com/blog/que-es-una-terminal-portuaria/)
• port fills: in these the nearest available materials,
which are considered suitable, both materials may be
of terrestrial origin live dressed as hydraulic dredging
from used clothing. A filler is fully or partially located
under the sea level.
(Www.laestructura, logistics, sostenible.com / fillers)

• Dragados: Is the cleaning of sediments in waterways,

bays, access to ports to increase the depth of a
navigable channel in order to increase the transport
capacity of water, thus preventing flooding upstream. It
also seeks to thereby increase the depth of these
areas to facilitate maritime traffic by them without
prejudice to ships, avoiding the risk of groundings.
(Https://aduanaenmexico.wordpress.com/tag/dragar/)
 port concession
• Concept according to the law:The port concession is a contract under which
the Nation, through the General Port, allows a port company occupy and use
temporary and exclusive beaches, low tide lands and accessory to those areas or
those for the construction and operation of a port in exchange for a payment in favor
of the Nation, and municipalities. or districts where they operate ports.
Unknown words
•Low tide lands: public goods are therefore not transferable to any title to individuals
who can only obtain concessions, permits or licenses for use and enjoyment according to
the law and the provisions of this decree.
 Efficient use of port facilities
Concept according to the law: It is the relationship between the charging unit and
the unit of time that exists in transfer operations of cargo from ship to shore and vice
versa; or from the dock to the storage site; or measurement time of a boat on the docks,
or cargo in port warehouses.
 Pier
• Concept according to the law: That construction
is carried out, at least partially, on a beach or low-water
areas, or adjacent to that or these, to facilitate loading
and unloading, mediate or immediate, on smaller
vessels.

UNKNOWN WORDS:
• smaller ships: are those whose vessels do not reach
the twenty-five tons,
(Https://www.dimar.mil.co/sites/default/files/atach/21._c.e._concepto_del_26.02.1996.)
 Marinas
• Concept according to the law: Embarcadero
intended for smaller ships berth for recreation and
tourism.

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• Berthing of ship: It is the designated place to dock or
moor a boat, ie immobilize using ropes and parking the
ship. A ship can moor side (either port or starboard) or
tip (either forward or aft).
(https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atraque)
 natural monopoly
• Concept by law: A port is a natural monopoly when its capacity is so large relative
to other ports serving the same region, which can offer their services below those of
other average costs.
 private dock
• Concept by law: It is that part of a port that is provided for the exclusive use of a
user in order to facilitate loading and unloading, mediate or immediate, ships.
 Ships.
• Concept according to the law: Constructions suitable for navigation.
 Port operator
• Concept according to the law: Port
operator. It is the company that provides
services in ports, directly related to the port,
such as loading and unloading, storage,
pilotage, towage, stevedoring, ground
handling and porterage loading, dredging,
classification, recognition and Useria entity.
Unknown words
• pilotage
Pilotage is a universal, mandatory for vessels
over 500 GT or any size as long service and
when carrying dangerous goods. It is aimed at
ensuring port security, port facilities, ship,
environment and therefore human life.
(http://www.practicosdepuerto.es/servicio-practicaje)
Trailer: It means service that harbor towage aimed at the
nautical operation helps maneuver a vessel, called towed,
following the instructions of his master, by the aid of one or
more other vessels, called tugs, which provide the motive
force or, possibly accompanied by or made available within
the limits of the waters included in the service area of ​the port.
(http://www.puertocoruna.com/es/puerto-servicios/servicios-tasas-
tarifas/basicos/remolque.html)

Useria: It is understood by a port operator USERIA all

activity performed services to the ship for example, supply of
food, fuel, maintenance, etc. needed for the trip.
(http://acostae.blogspot.com/2011/03/operadores-portuarios-barranquilla.html)
 floating platform
Concept according to the law: Structure or device without own propulsion
supernatant, aimed at providing services to facilitate port operations.
 Port
Concept according to the law: It is the set of physical elements including works,
access channels, facilities and services that take advantage of an area off the coast or a
river under favorable conditions for operations of loading and unloading of all kinds of
ships, exchange of goods between land, sea and / or river traffic. Within the harbor are
the port terminals, docks and piers.
 Port of Cabotage
• Concept according to the law: It is one that can only be used for
transactions between Colombian ports.
 River port.
• Concept according to the law: The place is located on the bank of a navigable
waterway adapted and prepared for river activities.
 Private service port
• Concept according to the law: It is that where services are provided only to
companies legally or economically linked to port infrastructure company that owns.
 Puerto public service
Concept according to the law: It is that where services are provided to all who are
willing to undergo rates and operating conditions.
 Port Ministry of National Defense
• Concept according to the law: It is the one who builds or operates permanently
the Nation, through the Ministry of National Defense.
 Enabled port for foreign trade

• Concept according to the law: It is that by which foreign trade can be made.
 official port
Concept according to the law: It is one whose infrastructure company
belongs to a port where a public entity owns more than 50% of the capital.
Official ports can be public service or private service
 particular port
Concept by law: It is one whose infrastructure
belongs to a port society where individuals own more
than 50% of capital. Private ports can be public service
or private service.

Port Society.
Concept according to the law: They are limited
liability companies formed with private, public, or mixed
capital, whose corporate purpose is investment in
construction and maintenance of ports and its
administration. The port companies may also provide
loading and unloading services, storage ports, and other
services directly related to port activity.
 official port company
• Concept by law: It is one whose
capital is owned by more than 50%
to public entities.

private port
company
• Concept according to the law: It is
one whose capital is owned by more
than 50% to private individuals.
 Port users
• Concept according to the law: Are shipowners, cargo owners, port
operators and, in general, any person who uses the facilities or receive
services at the port.
 legal or economic link

• Concept according to the law: It is that between a parent company and its
subsidiary or subordinate.

Keywords
• Parent company: holding company that heads a group of companies controlling their
property, either directly or through other subsidiaries. Its capital is divided between
individuals and companies that have small stakes. You can consolidate on its balance
sheet and income statement those of its subsidiaries, indicating minority interests, if
any.
(Http: //www.expansion.com/diccionario-economico/sociedad-matriz.html)

• Subsidiary: It is controlled by another entity.

(https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filial)