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Given that the great majority of Latin American countries have access to the sea, ports are an essential ingredient for commerce in the region. Their role becomes even more important as the trend towards globalization moves forward, and although the global financial crisis put the brakes on this trend in the last year, the need for improvement is ever-present. This report considers the state of port infrastructure for each major country or sub-region, and looks at the development plans that will regain relevance as the crisis subsides.