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NewsICTSI unveils alternative Argentine terminal plan
Philippines box terminal operator International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has outlined in full its plan for a new 1m teu, $400m container facility for the port of La Plata, some 60 km south of the Argentine capital Buenos Aires.
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NewsKatoen Natie Terminal hits out at Uruguay administrator
The president of Katoen Natie Terminal TCP is on the verge of handing over a "Trigger Letter" to the Uruguayan government if it passes a law allowing for another dedicated container terminal to be built in Montevideo.
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Single operator for Coquimbo
Residents of the Chilean town of Coquimbo have lodged complaints against a decision to privatise their local port.
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New dry bulk terminal for Guaymas
Guaymas Port Authority in Mexico has issued a new tender for the construction and operation of a dry bulk terminal.
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Punta Colonet still needed
Mexico should launch the tender for the Peso50bn ($3.75bn) Punta Colonet port project, in Baja California state, to prepare the country for future growth opportunities as and when the global economic crisis ends, local financial group IXE analyst Carlos Gonzá lez has said.
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New operator at Buenaventura
As from July, Muelles El Bosque Operadores Portuarios will commence handling of dry bulk traffic at the Colombian port of Buenaventura. Its new terminal will be able to unload up to 10,000 tonnes of cereals or minerals daily. The company is based in the port of Cartagena, where it has ...
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Panama and Philly get together
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has had a hard time recently, given the level of investment needed for its expansion and the scarcity of ships in the present climate.
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NewsThree new ports for São Paulo
Government planners in Brazil have identified three possible new port sites in Sã o Paolo State. Two are at Ubatuba on the northern coast and one at Peruí be on the south coast.
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Chilean ports suffer in downturn
Several Chilean ports are suffering as a result of the current economic downturn.
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Santos to concession part of Barnabé
Santos Port Authority (Codesp) has held public hearings in respect of future bids for a concession on the island of Barnabé , which is located on the left bank of the port. The 38,398 square metre site is currently occupied by Vopak.
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NewsKatoen Natie seeks to stop second Montevideo box terminal
The Belgian company Katoen Natie, majority shareholder in Terminal Cuenca de la Plata (TCP), is to ask the government of Uruguay to cancel the second container terminal project at the port of Montevideo.
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Brazil cancels hike in port fees
The Brazilian government has suspended proposed port fee hikes for this year; instead, existing 2008 rates will apply until the end of the year. It justified the move by citing the need for domestic ports to remain competitive as a means of boosting the national economy.
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Rodman work under way
Civil works have begun at the Pacific port of Rodman in Panama, where PSA intends to build a container terminal to provide competition for the established Panama Port Company, which is a subsidiary of Hutchison Port Holdings. It will have a 450,000 teu capacity and absorb $100m as part of ...
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New York developments
The port authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) has approved the lease extensions that will allow the operation and future development of its Howland Hook Marine Terminal on Staten Island. This means the 202-acre Howland Hook facility''s existing lease will be extended through to 2058.
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B&B fund finds new identity
The part of Babcock & Brown that, among other interests, owns ICS Logistics, a leading operator of break bulk sea ports in Florida, Louisiana and Alabama, may have found a way out from under their parent company''s troubled shadow.
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Double whammy for Brazil's Vitoria
There has been a double dose of good news delivered for the Brazilian port of Vitoria as, firstly, the Espirito Santo state government has promised to invest Reais242m ($125.4m) in the port and then Ports Minister Pedro Brito promised that the Reais117m dredging programme would be the next in Brazil ...
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Government out of time on Farfán
Local sources claim that the proposed Panamanian mega-port of Farfá n will not now be implemented by the current government, which to date has been one of its biggest backers. Numerous attempts to build the port have been paralysed by a number of legal challenges.
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NewsMoin bids must hit high
A tender has been released for a new Greenfield container terminal at Costa Rican''s port of Moin, sister to the Caribbean port of Limon.
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Brazil to see "hidden island" boxes rise from the sea
A "Hidden Island" in Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, could be turned into Brazil''s newest container terminal, if a plan from the Rio de janeiro state govenment goes ahead.
