South America – Page 15
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Suape box terminal under investigation
Brazil’s competition authority, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), has sought powers to launch an official investigation into alleged anti-competitive practices implemented by the container terminal (Tecon Suape) at the northeastern Suape Port.
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Buenos Aires must secure capacity
An immediate concern for the Port of Buenos Aires is to secure container handling capacity, considering the 2019 expiration of concessions of the three container terminals.
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NewsAPMT loses patience in Guatemala
APM Terminals (APMT) is to seek international arbitration in respect of its disagreement with the government of Guatemala over its terminal APM Terminals Quetzal, or Terminal de Contenedores Quetzal.
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NewsAutomated handling in Santos “impracticable”
A research project undertaken by three civil engineering students at Universidade Santa Cecília in Brazil''s Santos has suggested that introducing an automated container terminal at the Port of Santos is currently “impracticable”.
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NewsCosta Rican government assumes port control
Costa Rican ports, airports and an oil refinery have been taken under government control in response to the call for a general strike by the labour unions.
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NewsLatest tech used by APMT in Chile
At APM Terminals’ (APMT) facilities in San Antonio and Santiago, located in Chile, security staff are now using drones to monitor activities. They believe that this is not only more effective, but safer too.
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NewsBrazil needs billions for transport problems
According to Brazil’s national transport confederation Confederação Nacional do Transporte (CNT), the country needs investment of $410bn to resolve all existing transport problems as well as to modernise infrastructure.
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NewsSantos argues for more port decentralisation
The Port of Santos, which accounts for one third of all Brazil’s import-export traffic, is currently managed by the state-owned Companhia Docas do Estado de São Paulo, which reports directly to the federal government.
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NewsAnesco lobbies Spanish government
A delegation of the Spanish stevedores’ owners association Anesco has met Ornella Chacón, president of the national ports authority Puertos del Estado, to stress the need to expedite the necessary regulatory environment for Spain’s new stevedoring legislation.
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NewsRotterdam ready to work with Pecém
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has received the green light from the Netherlands’ Ministry of Finance and the municipality of Rotterdam for work with Brazil’s Port of Pecém.
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NewsSolution to Buenos Aires concerns?
Following a referral to Argentina’s competition authority, Comisión Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia (CNDC), for “conduct and restrictive acts of competition in the Port of Buenos Aires”, where Maersk, Hamburg Süd and APM Terminals effectively dominate container trade, local online press resource iProfesional has reported that Maersk has put ...
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NewsManaus terminal operators in legal dispute
The four-year legal dispute between Super Terminais and Porto Chibatão in Manaus in Brazil shows no sign of being resolved.
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NewsIquique lacks adequate infrastructure
A report set up in October 2017 by the World Bank to look into the performance of free zones in Chile has found that Iquique has faced problems because of outdated infrastructure.
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NewsOperators squabble at Buenos Aires
The Argentinian government’s decision to unify the Port of Buenos Aires’ five box terminals under the single operator in 2019 has caused skirmishes to break out between some of the existing operators.
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News$100m development of Matamoros port
In Mexico, a Puerto de Matamoros development plan that includes a multipurpose terminal will require overall investment of $100m.
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NewsINTERNATIONAL EXPERTS WILL BE PART OF A HEATED DEBATE DURING THE AAPA CONVENTION IN VALPARAISO
Renowned international experts will take part in the debates scheduled for the 107th Convention of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) that, for the first time in its history, will take place in South America, with Valparaiso as its venue.
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NewsSan Antonio operating near capacity
A study undertaken by the Chilean construction association Cámara Chilena de la Construcción (CchC) has found that the Port of San Antonio is handling 18.5m tonnes annually, close to the engineering capacity of the existing infrastructure.
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NewsBrazil expands handling capacity
In Brazil, the national waterway transportation agency Agência Nacional de Transportes Aquaviários (ANTAQ) has authorised Chibatão Navegação e Comércio to expand operations by adding 400 m of quay at the Port of Manaus.
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NewsBrazil needs US$6.7bn of new infrastructure
A study drawn up by the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) has warned that Brazil needs to invest $6.67bn in port infrastructure by 2040. This investment is needed if Brazil is to be able to incorporate new technological changes that will enter the sector in the years to come ...
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NewsCarib and Latin America investment shortfall
The Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina, or Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), has issued a study it has undertaken into port investment in Latin America and the Caribbean up to 2040 that suggests a spend of €50bn is necessary over the next two years.
