North America – Page 70
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Delays dog Colonet tender
Despite the fact that the Mexican government announced in mid-2007 that it would issue a tender in the first quarter of 2008 in respect of the concession for the port of Colonet, no date has so far been publicised.
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Five Peruvian terminals to be privatised
The Peruvian Transport Ministry has announced that the regional ports of Pisco, Paita and Ilo, as well as the river ports at Pucallpa and Iquitos, will be put out of concession in 2008. Investment of around $100m will be required across all five.
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Callao "inefficient port" slur
Port rankings produced by the World Economic Forum have placed Peru at the very bottom when it comes to infrastructure.
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Suriname and France consider port partnership
French and Surinamese authorities look set to establish a jointly-operated port in Suriname.
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NewsTPS in major investment initiative
Terminal Pací fico Sur Valparaí so (TPS) is to overhaul its fleet of equipment this year with the purchase of three reachstackers and six terminal tractors at a cost of $2m, and four rubber-tyred gantry cranes for a similar amount.
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Tacoma ties partners into future development plans
US west coast port Tacoma has signed a memorandum of intent with the Puyallup Tribe, Marine View Ventures and SSA Marine to enhance prospects for a new terminal development on the Blair-Hylebos Peninsula.
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Private operators eye openings in Brazil
Brazilian National Waterways regulator, Antaq, is reviewing the possibility of allowing new private port terminals to be established.
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NewsSepitiba to expand to hub status
CSN is to invest $17m in the container terminal it operates at the Brazilian port of Sepetiba. Expansion of the terminal will allow it to function as a distribution hub for both cabotage and deep sea services.
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NewsBARRY PARKER New initiatives in North American port funding
Politicians are coming at the US congestion crisis from a number of angles. But will there be a workable solution offered asks Barry Parker
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Guaymas build avoiding road
Mexico''s Guaymas Port Authority in cooperation with its municipality is to invest $1.1m on building a new road that will divert heavy goods traffic from the port away from the city centre.
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Trinidad's iron grip
Trinidad''s state-owned National Energy Corporation NEC has started construction of a $105m terminal to handle an estimated 4m tonnes of iron ore and 3m tonnes of hot bricketted iron (HBI) and other downstream products each year once it opens at the end of 2009.
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Peruvian dockworkers plea
Dockworkers in Peru have asked the government to ramp up investment in the port industry by using profits generated by state port companies to finance modernisation. Callao alone requires investment of $247m, while other regional ports are seeking $64m.
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La Paloma gas release
A project to build a brand new port terminal at La Paloma in Uruguay has been given the blessing of the National Ports Authority.
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New Argentinean box terminal
The Argentinean port of Comodoro Rivadavia is to have a new container terminal costing $2.55m. The terminal will cover an area of 11,500 sq m in the south of the port and be built by Freile Construcciones.
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IDB bankrolling Santa Catarina Tecon
The Interamerican Development Bank has approved a loan of $144m to Itapoá Terminais Portuá rios SA, which is building Brazil''s first entirely private port of the northern coast of Santa Catarina state.
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Brazil to open up port services
A proposal before the Brazilian parliament would make it possible for domestic ports to issue international tenders when undertaking major dredging programmes.
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Philadelphia contentious land swap to go ahead
Philadelphia''s Maritime Stakeholders Group was dealt a bitter blow to its campaign to stop a land swap in the port to a non-maritime business when Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Judge Dan Pellegrini denied their request to a preliminary injunction.
