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Rio Grande to deepen access channel
Brazil''s Special Secretariat of Ports (SEP) has published a tender in respect of the deepening of the access channel at the Port of Rio Grande. Investment will be $84m, of which $63m will come from the federal government and $21m from the state government.
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Currency slump hit Paranaguá
The Brazilian port of Paranaguá reported a worse performance in 2008 than in 2007, blaming a decrease in the price of maize in world markets which reduced exports, and a devaluation of the real against the dollar that made imported fertiliser too expensive. However, the rising price of soya in ...
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International interest in San Antonio
According to San Antonio Port Company (EPSA), several global stevedoring groups have expressed an interest in the 30-year concession to build and operate the new Costanera terminal at the port. With an forecast investment of $400m in new infrastructure, EPSA estimates that an award will be made in the third ...
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NewsPeru Ports Concessioning
Strong signs are emerging of a shake-up in Peru''s ports sector with the Prime Minister Yehude Simon stating that the government plans to prioritise ports, especially concessioning.
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Pimental woos Americans
US investors have shown great interest in financing the improvement of Pimentel port in the northern Peruvian city of Chiclayo, local mayor Roberto Jacinto Purizaca has said.
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Tuxpan to go ahead
The Mexican deep water Port of Tuxpan will definitely go ahead at a cost of $280m. Finance will come from a consortium of ports and industrial parks, as well as from the Spanish company Prointec and the government of Veracruz state.
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Seagirt terminal upgrade
Maryland Port Authority has hired consultants to identify potential bidders interested in spending $100m-$120m on boosting capacity at the Seagirt Marine Terminal in return for a lease agreement.
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Paita concession timeline
.hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt; font-family:Verdana }Investors interested in the concession for Peru''s Paita port, have until February 13, 2009 to present documents in the prequalification process, ProInversió n which promotes private investment there, has said. The 30-year Paita concession consists of the design, ...
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Cook Islands
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing $15.5m to expand Avatiu Port, the Cook Islands'' main international port, it has said.
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NewsLos Angeles reigns in
Only a month after announcing construction contracts of around $383.7m which would create thousands of jobs in the region, the Port of Los Angeles has decided to pull back current spending by nearly $21m as it juggles its commitments in the face of falling volumes.
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Mar del Plata 'in chaos'
The leader of the SUPA trade union at Argentina''s Port of Mar del Plata has claimed that labour activities at the port are in chaos.
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Los Angeles offers traffic incentives
Los Angeles Port Authority is considering coughing up $10 per teu for all new traffic that switches to the port to help offset a 5% volume decrease over the first three quarters.
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Brazil investment 3
President Lula of Brazil has signed an agreement for some Reais4bn ($1.7bn) to be spent on a brand new port complex for Ilheus, in the state of Bahia.
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Brazil investment 2
Having cemented its presence at the southeast Brazilian port complex of Itajai - via the Portonave box facility - Mediterrenean Shipping Company (MSC) is now ready to build a base at Pecem, in the northeast of the country, according to the Pecem port authority.
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NewsSeattle to take disciplinary action
The Port of Seattle''s war on fraud moved up a notch following the conclusion of an investigation conducted by former US Attorney Mike McKay.
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Brazil ploughs ahead with investment programme
Senior Brazilian government minister, Dilma Rousseff, has stated that she is undeterred by the current disturbances in the international financial markets.
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Private sector pulls out of projects
LLX Logistica has announced it is suspending the project to build a port at Peruí be, on the coast south of Sã o Paulo.
