 In April 2009 there was, however, no independent confirmation of these awards on the Internet.The company showed an operating loss before interest of US$5.5m in January–February 2009, and needed a government transfer of US$6.3m in the same period to balance its books.In Guayaquil, the largest port city in Ecuador, the services were transferred to a private operator, Interagua, in 2001.