South America – Page 36
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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.
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Brazil faces investment bottleneck
Brazil''s National Economic and Social Development Bank has suggested that continuing growth in the country is going to lead to an investment bottleneck.
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Brazil to modernise infrastructure
The Brazilian federal government is to instigate measures designed to modernise Brazil''s port infrastructure.
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Enapu on verge of bankruptcy
Peru''s Transport and Communications Minister, Carlos Paredes, has conceded that the National Ports Company, Enapu, is skirting bankruptcy.
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Peru to unveil new port development plan
Peru''s Ministry of Transport is to shortly publish a new National Port Development Plan, which aims to modernise services and infrastructure to bring them up to levels necessary to allow the country to compete internationally.
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Santos fines container terminals
The Brazilian Ministry of Employment has fined the Santos Brazil and Libra Terminais container terminals for using unregistered labour when working vessels in the port of Santos.
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Nicaragua to build rival to Panama Canal
The president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, has put forward a canal project to rival that of the Panama Canal. A new authority has been set up for the project, which should cost around $30bn.
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Valparaiso seeks Far Eastern investment
Valparaiso Port Company (EPV) is undertaking a roadshow in the Far East to persuade investors to stump up the $300m it requires for its Terminal 2 container handling facility.
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São Sebastião to expand
The Brazilian port of São Sebastião is to launch a tender worth $97.9m in June for the expansion of the port.
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Two new berths for Itajaí
The Brazilian port of Itajaí has asked for expressions of interest for the construction of two berths and also to identify potential subsidy requirements.
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NewsLatin America cues up port projects
A number of much-heralded – although also much delayed – port projects should finally go ahead in Latin America later this year. The second container terminal project at Manaus, in Brazil, where a tender has been twice postponed, is to be offered as a 25-year concession.
