North America – Page 63

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    Bahía Blanca upgrade

    2009-01-29T12:24:00Z

    The Argentinian state is to invest $450m in a new ring road and a rail connection at the Port of Bahía Blanca to increase its competitiveness.

  • Port Strategy: Brazilian port is swamped by unseasonal high waters
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    Itajai follow-up

    2009-01-28T12:24:00Z

    Despite trying to deal with the continuing problems caused by tragic flooding in the port of Itajai and its environs - which killed more than 130 in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina - the new mayor of Itajai has ordered widespread changes of personnel and the opening up of ...

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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, ...