South America – Page 34
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NewsRain stops play in Argentina?
Port Strategy has learned that severe floods are affecting shore-based logistical support at a number of terminals at San Lorenzo-San Martín Port in Argentina.
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Tender for Manaus due
Antaq, Brazil''s national waterway regulator, is to issue a $223m tender later this year for the construction and operation of a new port in the city of Manaus.
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San Antonio port workers on indefinite strike
A total of 2,500 port workers at the Chilean port of San Antonio have now been on indefinite strike since September 24, having failed to persuade the government to meet their demands.
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Brazilian association threatens legal action
The Brazilian Association of Port Terminals (ABTP) has threatened legal action if terminals granted to private operators as concessions under the previous Ports Law are not renewed.
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Mexican port development underdone
In the last six years of the administration of the Mexican president Felipe Calderon, only one of five projected new major port facilities was actually built: Cuyutlán in Manzanillo.
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NewsBrazilian port concessions scheduled for September
The president of Brazil''s Logistics & Planning Company, Bernardo Figueiredo has confirmed that the government is going to issue terms and conditions in respect of new port concessions by the end of September.
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Judicial review of Lázaro Cárdenas tender
Mexico''s Transport and Communications Ministry is awaiting a judicial review of its decision to grant a consortium of ICA and APM Terminals a concession to build and operate a second container terminal at the port of Lazaro Cárdenas.
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TCB concession blocked in Guatemala
A judge in Guatemala has agreed that opposition MPs have the right to challenge the award of a concession to TCB to operate a container terminal at Quetzal port.
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NewsAPMT commits to fishing deal in Callao
APM Terminals looks to have finally put to bed concession concerns at Callao with an agreement with the regional Government, the Peruvian Navy and the Artesian Fishing Community to develop a new modern commerical fishing terminal.
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NewsSantos' Tecondi concession declared illegal
Brazil''s Federal Court has declared void the concession agreement currently held by the Tecondi container terminal in the port of Santos on the back of bidding and licensing errors.
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Management centralisation a ‘failure’ in Venezuela
The decision by the government of Venezuela to centralise control of ports in 2009 has resulted in a worsening of operations, according to local sources.
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Ship backlog dogs Brazilian ports
A lack of infrastructure, aggravated by rain and strikes, has led to a queue of 126 vessels waiting to dock at the port of Paranaguá in Brazil, with each vessel losing approximately $40,000 per day.
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Chileans plan new Fifth Region mega-port
With a forecast annual growth rate of 6%, existing capacity at Chilean ports will be exhausted by 2025, according to reports.
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NewsCosta Rica win for APM Terminals
The Costa Rican courts have backed up APM Terminals in its takeover of the Moin Container Terminal.
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Judge to rule on Paita and Callao concessions
Peru''s Constitutional Court is on the verge of making its landmark ruling on the legal protection being sought by members of the Enapu National Workers Federation (Fenenapu) in respect of the status of the concessions granted at the ports of Paita and Callao (North Terminal).
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Manzanillo publishes multi-purpose terminal concession
The port of Manzanillo in Mexico has published a tender for a concession to build and operate a multipurpose terminal. Bids must be received by early November.
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Manta bidding process extended by three months
Manta port authority in Ecuador has extended by a further three months the bidding deadline for the concession to build and operate a proposed deepwater multipurpose terminal.
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NewsChilean port gets carbon savvy
Terminal Puerto de Arica (TPA) has achieved an important milestone in its environmental strategy – by measuring its carbon footprint using a new Greenhouse Gases (GHG) estimation system.
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New Chilean deep water port confirmed
The Chilean government is preparing a tender for a new deepwater port in its central area.
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Irregularities confirmed in Paita and Callao concessions
The report into the concession process undertaken for the North Terminal at the Peruvian port of Callao and also of the port of Paita has concluded that there were irregularities in both operations.
