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Antaq moves to protect private terminals
Brazil''s National Water Transport Agency (Antaq) has issued a new resolution enabling private terminals to continue investing in their operations and expansion, despite them handling third-party traffic.
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NewsVolumes down, spending up
Volumes have plummeted in the economic downturn, but US West Coast ports remain committed to investment, as Felicity Landon discovers
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Privatisation protests at Salaverry
Local residents and port workers at the Peruvian Port of Salaverry have protested against the proposed privatisation of the installation.
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NewsMontevideo Not To Tender
Uruguay''s national port authority (ANP) will not hold a tender process to concession a new container terminal in Montevideo port, an ANP official as said.
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NewsPeru Muelle Sur terminal to open early
Callao, the largest container port on the west coast of the continent, is set to open April 2010 - a year ahead of schedule.
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Environmentally friendly vehicles for Rio Grande
The Environment, Health and Harbour Safety division of the Port of Rio Grande has been given two all-terrain vehicles in order to improve the way it is able to exercise its duties in the port.
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NewsValparaiso awaiting legal instruction
Germá n Correa, president of Valparaiso Port Company (EPV), said that he is awaiting resolution of pending injunctions before being able to issue a tender in respect of Berth 2.
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Esmeraldas contract to be rescinded
Ecuador''s Under-Secretary for Ports and Maritime Transport, Jorge Vera, says that he has begun the procedure to terminate the concession awarded for the port of Esmeraldas to the Puerto Nuevo Milenium consortium.
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Expansion of São Sebastião questioned
A consultant has warned that expansion of the port of Sã o Sebastiã o could have detrimental effects on the highly important tourist industry in the area.
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Resolution in sight for Salvador box terminal
The new president of the Bahia Dock Company (Codeba) says that he hopes to resolve the impasse involving the expansion of the container terminal at the Brazilian port of Salvador at the end of the current year.
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NewsLack of communication compounds Paita problems
Problems surrounding the startup of the Peru''s Paita port concession stem from a lack of communication, the foreign trade and tourism (Mincetur) minister Martí n Pé rez has said.
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Punta Colonet
Mexico''s transport and communications ministry has revised bidding rules for the Punta Colonet port project in Baja California state.
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MOL renews LA lease
Mitsui OSK Lines subsidiary TraPac has renewed its long-term lease contract for a container terminal at the Port of Los Angeles.
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Brazilian port contracts under scrutiny
Brazil''s Commission on Financial Oversight is to investigate contracts awarded for work worth $285m at 16 of Brazil''s ports. These involve dredging and infrastructure, as well as upgrades to existing installations.
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US figures still in decline
The latest US containerised import statistics reveal a 19.3% drop in the second quarter of 2009 compared with the same period last year, according to PIERS Trade Horizons.
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NewsSantos needs $5bn investment
The port of Santos needs investment of $5bn to prevent capacity restraints stifling economic growth, a recent study has concluded.
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Cargill terminal tender issued
The Dockworkers Company of the State of Sã o Paulo (Codesp) has issued a tender for the bulk solids terminal formally managed by Cargill, whose own contract expired in 2005, but was temporarily extended for four years. A new award is expected to be made by early November at the ...
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Private sector installed on Magdalena River in Colombia
Colombia will receive $62m over the next 30 years from private-sector companies operating seven river port concessions and 24 coastal port concessions along the Magdalena River.
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American Association of Port Authorities in Freight Stakeholders Coalition
The Freight Stakeholders Coalition, a group made up the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) and shipper and surface transport trade associations in the US, is seeking a unified approach to Federal transport funding.
