North America – Page 63

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    APM loses interest in El Salvador

    2009-01-28T12:24:00Z

    El Salvador''s Port Authority, Cepa, is to issue a tender in respect of privatisation of the La Unión-Acajutla port complex in the second quarter of this year.

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    Cosco still interested in Farfán

    2009-01-27T12:24:00Z

    Despite being announced four years ago, the project to build the Panamanian port of Farfán has yet to make progress.

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    Mexico to modernise ports

    2009-01-26T12:24:00Z

    Mexico''s Transport and Communications Secretariat has issued two tenders worth $62.7m in respect of port terminal modernisation at Mazatlán and Guaymas. The former consists of a multi-purpose facility requiring investment of $23.5m, while the latter is to invest $39.2m in a projected container terminal.

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    Guaymas issues box tender

    2009-01-25T12:24:00Z

    Mexico''s west coast port of Guaymas has issued a tender in respect of the construction and management of a new container terminal. Expected investment will be $40m and the facilities are expected to be operational in April 2010 with a capacity of 100,000 teu/year.

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    Costa Rican unions oppose ports privatisation

    2009-01-22T12:24:00Z

    Trade union leaders in Costa Rica continue to oppose Limón-Moín''s privatisation plans claiming that it would not be in the interest of workers because the port complex is currently profitable.

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    Mobile box terminal opens

    2009-01-20T12:24:00Z

    Mobile Container Terminal, a joint venture between APM Terminals and the Terminal Link subsidiary of the CMA CGM group, has started operations at the US port of Mobile. Its current capacity of 350,000 teu/year will rise to 800,000 teu/year as new infrastructure is added.

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    Another Rubb for Maher

    2009-01-19T12:24:00Z

    Maher Terminals has erected yet another fabric structure - its 14th - this time for salt and sand storage at the Port Elizabeth facility in New Jersey.

  • Port Strategy: strike cripples Peru's main port
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    strike Peru

    2009-01-16T12:24:00Z

    Workers went on strike for a day this week at Peru''s largest shipping terminal as part of their campaign for better pay and benefits.

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    APM shows its credentials

    2009-01-14T12:24:00Z

    APM Terminal''s integration of the new US Transportation Workers'' Identification Credential (TWIC) with its existing security system, could have implications beyond the US borders.

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    Rio Grande to deepen access channel

    2009-01-14T12:24:00Z

    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

    2009-01-13T12:24:00Z

    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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    Chile

    2009-01-12T12:24:00Z

    Chile''s port of Mejillones plans to upgrade its facilities in order to be able to store and ship iron ore from mid-2009 onwards, media have reported.

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    International interest in San Antonio

    2009-01-09T12:24:00Z

    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 ...

  • Port Strategy: Peru targets transport
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    Peru Ports Concessioning

    2008-12-31T12:24:00Z

    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

    2008-12-31T12:24:00Z

    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

    2008-12-31T12:24:00Z

    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

    2008-12-30T12:24:00Z

    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

    2008-12-26T12:24:00Z

    .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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    Singapore

    2008-12-25T12:24:00Z

    The Port of Singapore is said to be interested in an association with Peru''s Enap, the national port administration body, according to the Andean country''s Minister of Transport Veronica Zavala.

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    Cook Islands

    2008-12-20T12:24:00Z

    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing $15.5m to expand Avatiu Port, the Cook Islands'' main international port, it has said.