North America – Page 65
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'Emergency' call in Costa Rica
Users of the Costa Rican ports of Moín and Limón have called on the government to declare a state of national emergency for port operations.
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Blanca deal sealed
A $150m contract has been signed to build a multi-purpose terminal at the Argentinian port of Bahía Blanca.
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Double bubble at Brazilian ports
LLX Logí stica (LLXL3), logistics arm of Brazil''s EBX group, plans to double the capacity of Sudeste port to 50m tonnes and Aç u port to 100m tonnes by 2012, LLX chief executive Ricardo Antunes has said.
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Mixed funds for Valparaiso
Valparaiso Port Company has stated that the new jetty that it is going to develop will be taken forward using a mixed capital process. It has appointed BBVA Banco de Inversiones SA to structure a possible model that will prove attractive to investors. National as well as international investors are ...
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NewsChile sets out future agenda
Chile''s government is to invest in maritime infrastructure to improve connectivity in the country''s far south.
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Metro returns to its roots
Metro Ports has returned to the Pier 80 terminal of the Port of San Francisco to operate the omni-cargo terminal.
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NewsIncreases for Cartagena
Colombia''s Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Cartagena (SPRC) says it expects sizable increases in cargo traffic at the Port of Cartagena.
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NewsEl Salvador concession hiccup
The concession for El Salvador''s La Unió n port has been delayed for 60 days following the rewriting of bidding rules, Rolando Dí az concessions manager of CEPA, national ports authority CEPA has said.
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Shared terminal on the Savannah
Plans to share ownership of the Jasper Ocean Terminal site were put up for approval at the end of July.
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Tampa and Panama alliance
The Panama Canal has renewed it strategic alliances with both Tampa Port Authority, in Florida, and the South Carolina Ports Authority, to help increase trade and promote the ''All-Water Route'' between Asia and the US East and Gulf Coasts via the Panama Canal.
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NewsUS confidence levels still waning
Confidence levels in North America are still falling, according to a survey from international shipping accountant and adviser Moore Stephens.
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Buenos Aires blockage
Container traffic is climbing in Buenos Aires but short term plans to install newcapacity are still stalled. Mike Mundy reports
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NewsShipping lines want piece of Brazilian port action
Across the estuary from Navegantes lies the port of Itajai, the third biggest port for containers in Brazil, with more than 600,000 teu handled in 2006.
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Kalmar moves ahead with hybrid technology project
Port equipment specialist Kalmar has signed up for another US clean air initiative, this time on the US East Coast.
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NewsPANYNJ aims for 2010 carbon neutral deadline
The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) has announced a goal of carbon neutrality from its operations by 2010.
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NewsMIT completes $100m upgrades
Manzanillo International Terminal- Panama (MIT) has recently inaugurated work costing $100m. This includes the construction of 400 metres of berth for container vessels, an access ramp and a quay capable of accommodating ro-ro ships of up to 300 metres in length.
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Spanish interest in Altamira terminal
Spain's Bergé group has announced its intention to build and operate a new vehicles terminal in the Mexican port of Altamira. This will handle both imports and exports.
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TPS launches new safety campaign
Terminal Pacifico Sur Valparaíso has launched a safety campaign aimed at the drivers of road haulage vehicles.
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Colombia obliges ports to reduce dust emissions
New legislation in Colombia will oblige port coal terminals to load consignments in an environmentally-friendly way as from July 2010.
