South America – Page 16
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NewsItaqui adds new general cargo terminal
In Brazil, the Port of Itaqui will start an auction for the concession of its new general cargo terminal in July. This is expected to mainly handle cellulose and paper.
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NewsContecon seeks level playing field
José Antonio Contreras, managing director of Port of Guayquil concessionaire Contencon, has said that he is not opposed to Ecuador expanding its terminals. However, he wants a level playing field across the various concessions.
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NewsNew tender for La Unión
In August, El Salvador’s Comisión Ejecutiva Portuaria Autónoma (CEPA), or Autonomous Port Executive Commission, is to issue a new tender for the Port of La Unión Centroamericana (Port of La Unión). The decision was revealed by CEPA’s president, Nelson Vanegas.
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NewsYilport begins dredging at Puerto Bolívar
Turkey’s Yildirim Group has announced that its subsidiary Yilport Holding (Yilport) has started the first stage of channel dredging works at Puerto Bolívar in Ecuador — just over a year after it took over the facility.
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NewsBrazil set to launch three new port tenders
Brazilian port regulator — and the country’s national agency for waterway transportation — Agência Nacional de Transportes Aquaviários (ANTAQ) has given the green light for publication of notices to tender three port concessions later this year.
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NewsICTSI discusses $150m investment in La Plata
Representatives from International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) have met with Mauricio Macri, Argentina’s president, to discuss a series of investments it wishes to make in the Port of La Plata in the country.
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NewsMSC withdraws Montevideo terminal project
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has sought permission to withdraw a proposal it put forward to create a second container terminal in the Port of Montevideo in Uruguay.
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Russia to help Cuba draw up masterplan
A mixed commission made up of members of both the Russian and Cuban maritime authorities met in Havana recently.
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Investment plummets in Brazilian ports
Investment in publicly-owned Brazilian ports reached a 14-year low in 2017, when just $52.66m was spent, notes the Confederação Nacional da Indústria, or the Brazilian National Confederation of Industry (CNI). The amount represents just 26% of investment amounts authorised by the various dock companies.
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NewsPuerto Coronel to invest US$30m in container cranes
Puerto Coronel will invest US$30m in two new ZPMC container gantry cranes and construction of associated infrastructure to boost its terminal’s container handling capacity.
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NewsBrazil to auction seven more operating licenses
Brazil will auction seven additional port operating licenses as part of its privatisation plans, a government source has told Reuters.
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NewsACP says no concession in progress for Corozal
In response to erroneous local press reports, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has issued a press release clarifying that there is no ongoing tender covering the proposed Corozal container port at the Pacific end of the Canal.
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NewsTender issued for Posadas
A new tender has been issued inviting an operator to take over control of the Argentinian Port of Posadas.
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NewsSantos deploys drones during vessel resupply
From this month, all vessel refuelling and resupplying at the Port of Santos will be monitored by drones, a move that the port authority hopes will boost security and identify leaks, which it can then move quickly to rectify.
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NewsColombia to add 17 new terminals
At least 17 new port terminals are planned over the next few years in Colombia.
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NewsMexico on course to double port capacity
Mexico’s Programa Nacional de Infraestructura (PNI), or National Infrastructure Program, aims to double existing port capacity by the end of 2018.
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NewsManta advancing on five fronts
Terminal Portuario de Manta (TPM), which is undertaking major regeneration wok at the northern Ecuadorian port, says it is working on five different projects simultaneously.
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NewsApproval given for four new tenders in Brazil
In Brazil, the Tribunal de Contas da União (Federal Court of Accounts) has given the go-ahead for tenders covering concessions for four terminals under the central government’s Programa de Parcerias de Investimentos (Investments Partnerships Programme).
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NewsCriticised San Antonio development to facilitate growth
A controversial new USD3.3bn outer port at Chile’s Port of San Antonio will be financed through port tariffs.
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NewsNo port bribery by Brazilian president
No evidence of corruption has been found in an investigation of Brazilian President Michel Temer over port concessions.
