CPT Group
We are a multinational holding company which has more than 115 years of experience. We are part of two leading players in the logistics and maritime industry, Castor Inversiones Ltda. and Agencias Universales S.A. (Agunsa).
Our company has four lines of business; Towage, Agency, Salmon and Connectivity. With over 1,500 employees and more than 150 vessels, we operate in different harbors of Latin America and the Caribbean, rendering top maritime services and solutions to our customers, which has made us become an essential pillar in their logistic chain.
What we do
In CPT Group, we are committed to providing comprehensive maritime port services, working closely to meet all the needs of our customers regarding the shipping industry.
We focus on rendering a high-quality service at all times, creating and maintaining bonds of trust with our customers thanks to the closeness and expertise of our senior executives and their teams.
How we do it
1935: The launch “Hualpén”, one of our first vessels, begin its operations.
1937: Our headquarters in Valparaíso are relocated to Talcahuano.
1943: The company “Compañía Naviera Haverbeck y Skalweit S.A.” becomes part of our company, changing its name to “Compañía Portuaria Talcahuano S.A.”, CPT.
1962: The ownership of the company is transferred to Mr. Martin Skalweit Herter, who drives a new stage of further development in the company’s maritime port activities.
1976: This year is the starting point for the Towage business, through the acquisition of the fishing vessel “Camarón and its subsequent transformation” to the tugboat “Tumbes”.
1978: The tugboat “Llacolén” joins our fleet.
1984: We are in a growing period, acquiring European tugboats.
1995: Ecuador sees the birth of “Sagemar S.A.”, a company engaged in the towage business, and thus beginning our service offer overseas.
1997: The company Agencias Universales S.A. (Agunsa), a leading company in the logistics industry within Latin America, joins us as strategic partner to continue the sustained development of CPT.
1998: Focused on developing our Towage business, we begin purchasing and building six tugboats.
1999: We expand our activities to cargo shipping and passenger transport in southern Chile through the purchase of Transmarchilay S.A. from the Chilean Economic Development Agency (CORFO).
2000: We begin our Towage operations in Peru through the company “Inmarsa Perú S.A.”
2001: We expand our Towage services through Maritime Rescue.
2002: We relocate to our current headquarters.
2004: During our expansion of the Salmon Logistics line of business, we expand our services to live fish transport as we incorporated our first well boat “Seivag”
2006: We continue to grow within the salmon logistics industry, but this time through the primary processing of salmon performed by Surproceso S.A. and the largest port of Chiloé, SPQ S.A.
2007: It begins the operations of “Nautilus S.A.”, a Salmon Logistics company engaged in people transport to and from salmon farming centers.
2011: In Callao, Peru, we created “Agental Perú”, strengthening our Sea Freight Forwarding services in the area.
2012:The Salmon Logistics’ fleet increases through the incorporation of three new well boats.
2017: The Towage business continue to grow by extending its operations to Argentina.
2021: All our companies within the Towage line of business become corporate members of the “American Salvage Association”.
2022: We continue to develop our Connectivity business in southern Chile through the acquisition of Naviera Austral S.A.
2022: The acquisition of “Meyers’ Tugs” in Panama was completed, allowing us to manage all our operations and services in Central America and the Caribbean.
Global Presence
Thanks to our different subsidiaries, we have developed an operating network that is present in different harbors of Latin America, ready to support and protect our customers’ best interests.
Paita
Piura
Valparaíso
San Antonio
Iquique
Patache
Patillos
Tocopilla
Pisco
Mollendo
Penco
Talcahuano
San Vicente
Coronel
Corral
Antofagasta
Chañaral
Caldera
Huasco
Guayacán
Los Vilos
Calbuco
Castro
Chonchi
Quellón
Melinka
Puerto Chacabuco
Puerto Natales
Punta Arenas