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NewsEarthquake puts back Manta concession
The bidding deadline for the Port of Manta concession in Ecuador has been extended by a further 30 days as a result of the 7.8 degree earthquake that struck the country on April 16.
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Investigation on Puerto Quetzal bribes
Interpol is seeking the whereabouts of Spanish businessman Ángel Pérez-Maura for allegedly paying bribes of $24m in respect of a port concession in Guatemala.
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NewsFour operators pre-qualify for Corozal
Four port operators have pre-qualified for Request for Qualifications to design, develop, finance, construct, operate and maintain Panama’s Corozal Container Terminal.
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Manta future still not clear
The previous announcement by Ecuador''s president Rafael Correa that the Chilean company Agunsa would be awarded a concession to operate the expanded port of Manta now seems to have been a little premature.
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New Brazilian Ports Minister resigns
Brazil''s Ports Minister, Helder Barbalho, has resigned from the government of President Dilma Rousseff, who is currently under threat of impeachment.
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Brazilian port industry suffering investment shortage
A combination of Brazil''s political and economic crises is beginning to leave its mark on the country''s ports industry.
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NewsTCP investment plan approval
Terminal de Contêineres de Paranaguá (TCP) has signed a contract extension with the Secretaria de Portos (SEP), the Brazilian government body, which includes an investment plan of R$1.1 billion (US$310 million).
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Antaq forced to delay new terminal tenders
Brazil''s Nation Waterway Transport Agency (Antaq) has had to put back the release of tenders covering new terminal concessions because of a fault at the regulatory agency, which failed to answer a series of questions put to it by interested consortia.
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New port infrastructure fund proposed for Brazil
Brazil''s House of Representatives is analysing draft legislation put forward that would introduce a new Port Infrastructure Investment Fund. The proposal aims to fund at least 50% of the infrastructure linked to port tenders and port facilities that are put out to concession.
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Corozal fills shortfall
Panama Canal minister, Roberto Roy, recently highlighted the need for a new port on the Pacific coast in order to maintain Panama''s logistics competitiveness.
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Venezuela to invest $60m in ports
The government of Venezuela has announced that it is to invest $60m in its ports via the National Integrated Customs and Exercise Administration (Seniat) and national ports company, Bolivariana de Puertos (Bolipuertos).
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Ecuador promotes Manta-Manaus corridor
Ecuador''s Overseas Trade Minister, Diego Aulestia, recently travelled to the Brazilian state of Amazonas to consolidate a trade corridor linking the port of Manta with Brazil''s port of Manaus.
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NewsBrazil prepares next round of port tenders
Brazil''s ports department, SEP, is to issue six new tenders for port terminal concessions on March 31, which will require combined investment of $443m.
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NewsTroubles down south
Spats in Argentina and Uruguay detract from the business of terminal operating, finds Alex Hughes
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NewsDP World to build new Ecuadorian port
DP World is to invest a total of $1.2bn in building the new Posorja deep water port in Ecuador. In the first phase, $530m will be required.
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Yildrim to upgrade Puerto Bolívar
The Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa has confirmed that a memorandum of understanding has been signed with the Turkish terminal operating group Yildrim to implement a new terminal at Puerto Bolívar. The MoU covers the final design, financing, equipment acquisition, operation and maintenance. This will translate into an initial investment of ...
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Nicaragua to build new $400m Caribbean port
In Nicaragua, the National Port Company (EPN) is planning to build a new terminal at Bilwi, Puerto Cabezas, to accommodate cargo from the north of the country that is currently handled by the ports of Limón, in Costa Rica, and Cortés, in Honduras.
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Colombia moves on three new ports
The Colombian Ministry of Transport and the country''s National Infrastructure Agency (ANI) are currently moving ahead with three new port projects: the ports of Antioquia, Puerto Solo (Valle del Cauca) and the Sociedad Portuaria Gráneles del Golfo (Córdoba).
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7,000 workers at risk in Buenaventura
In Colombia, around 200 port operating companies went on a one-day strike on February 1 to protest against a decision taken by the port authority, Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Buenaventura (SPRBuen), to assume direct responsibility for handling activities. This, claim the incumbent operators, will give SPRBuen an effective monopoly within ...
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NewsLegal challenge over Corozal port project
In Panama, the government minster overseeing the Panama Canal, Roberto Roy, has publicly supported an earlier measure approved by the board of directors of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), which effectively allows it to undertake logistics and port operations, and not simply manage the waterway.
