North America – Page 76
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Nine Santos terminals up for grabs
Santos Port Authority is to put out to concession nine terminals by 2010.
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NewsNew Galveston hub plan
The Port Authority of Houston and Galveston has signed an agreement to build a new container terminal on Pelican Island, which is situated to the north of Galveston Island.
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Panama invests in minor ports
Panama Maritime Authority is to invest more than $700,000 across 10 minor ports.Work will involve minor repairs and upgrades to buildings and infrastructure.
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Philadelphia port plan under threat
Philadelphia''s maritime community has come out guns blazing in a battle to stop prime waterfront acreage falling into the hands of a non-marine business.
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RREEF finds nourishment in Maher
An affiliate of the RREEF fund, a Deutsche Bank entity investing in infrastructure assets, has confirmed that it will be acquiring Maher Terminals - active in New York and gaining a foothold in British Columbia. Prices in this private deal were not disclosed, but the frenzy created by funds ...
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Palermo environmental study illegal
An environmental license granted to Palermo Port has been ruled illegal and may be revoked,putting port development in doubt.
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NewsWork starts on West Coast security centre
The Port of Long Beach broke ground on a $20m security command and control centre in April.
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NewsVYCON plumps for Alternative offering
VYCON, the California-based manufacturer of high-cycling energy storage flywheel systems, has made a public offering on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange, in a move it says will raise more funds for the continued development of its emission and fuel reduction technology.
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VENEZUELA AND CUBA IN PORT JV
Venezuela''s Ministry of Infrastructure has been instructed to set up a joint company with Cuba, which will be known as Bolivariana de Puertos (BPSA), to modernise, rehabilitate, equip and build ports in both countries. Equity will be divided 51%:49% in favour of Venezuela.
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PANAMA ADDS QUAYS
The government of Panama is to build a series of 12 quays in the province of Colón.
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PORTS AMERICA GOES LIVE
On March 17, DP World completed the sale of its former P& O Ports US assets to the AIG Global Investment Group, which will henceforth market them as Ports America.
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NY/NJ SETS RECORD
Cargo throughput at the Port of New York and New Jersey hit record levels in 2006. The rise has prompted the port authority to commit to a $2bn investment programme over the next 10 years.
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Biometrics question safety at US ports
A Federal programme aimed at improving maritime security in the US may well result in up to one million port personnel having to undergo additional background checks and obtain biometric identification cards.
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NewsICTSI granted Guayaquil concession
ICTSI has been granted a 20-year concession to manage the Ecuadorian port of Guayaquil. Its initial priority will be to reinforce existing quaysides at a cost of around $168m, taking two years to implement. Total investment across the 20 years of the concession will be around $800m.
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US short-sea shipping call
Short-sea shipping is the only answer to the US capacity crunch, according to Charles Raymond, chairman, president and chief executive of Horizon Lines. In his view,rising container imports are placing extreme pressure on an already strained transportation infrastructure.
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NewsSting of success
Booming Brazilian trade has filled the country''s coffers, but port infrastructure works are now achingly overdue, as Rob Ward finds out
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Early doors
The opening of long-awaited Brazilian box terminal Navegantes ahead of schedule could be a breath of fresh air for the country''s congested ports.Rob Ward reports
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COLOMBIANS REVIVE URABÁ PROJECT
Revived interest is being shown in the construction of a new deep water port at Urabá, in Colombia. Spanish consultants Sener are due to produce a viability report within the next six months.
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MEXICAN CARIBBEAN UPGRADES
The Mexican Caribbean port of Quintana Roo, which is not administered directly by the Transport Ministry, is to spend $4.7m on modernising its Cozumel and Isla Mujeres quays.
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GOVERNMENT CHASES SANTOS CONTROL
The government of the state of São Paulo has requested that the central government cedes control of the port of Santos to it. However, any transfer must be free of the ¢ 288m ($383m) debt that the port currently has.
