South America – Page 36
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Colombian box terminals to operate 24/7
The Colombian government is to switch to 24 hour operations for its port logistics zones and container yards from July.
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Suape threatened with $50m fine
Suape Container Terminal has been asked to pay a fine of $50m related to a breach of an established labour agreement.
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Altamira issues bulk terminal tender
Altamira Port Authority has issued a tender in respect of the construction, fitting out, management and operation of Specialist Dry Bulk Terminal (TEGM).
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Valparaiso box concession could fail again
Asaf Ashar, ports consultant at the University of New Orleans, believes that the new tender proposed for Terminal 2 at the Chilean port of Valparaiso may well fail again.
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Ecuador to formalise port services
The government of Ecuador has introduced new directives that will formalise all services offered by those working within the ports industry.
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Brazil's private operators face tender threat
The Audit Commission of the Brazilian government has asked for four of the country’s private container terminal operators to demonstrate within 90 days that they are handling a balance of their own cargo and that of third parties.
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Manta issues port tender
Manta Port Authority in Ecuador has issued a tender for a 25-year concession to not only expand the existing port, but also to operate it.
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Santos Brasil and APMT fight for Brazilian terminals
According to terminal operator Santos Brasil, it is studying three possible new concessions in Brazil, two of which will be in the port of Suape and one at Manaus.
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New Brazilian dry bulk concession due in May
The Brazilian state of Pará is to issue a $546m tender for a dry bulk terminal at the port of Outeiro in May.
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Panama Canal proposes rate hike
The Panama Canal Authority has released proposals to hike Canal toll charges, increasing the number of vessel types, and breaking the tanker segment down into three segments.
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Port strike ends in Panama
Stevedores employed by the Panama Ports Company at the Panamanian ports of Balboa and Cristobal agreed to call off a three day strike and commence negotiations with their employer, following arbitration from the government.
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Panitao terminal needs competition clearance
Empormontt''s plans to build a multi-purpose terminal at Panitao in southern Chile will have to be agreed by the competition authorities, it has been revealed.
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Antaq looks at new projects
Brazil''s Antaq has received requests from private operators to build ports worth approximately $11bn.
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Ecuador to appoint port regulator
The Association of Private Port Terminals in Ecuador (Asotep) is supporting government policy to introduce a new port regulator, believing it will strengthen the operations of all those involved in the sector as well as making life easier.
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Vila do Conde terminal tender
Northern Brazil''s Pará state dock company (CDP) is to build and operate a multipurpose terminal at the port of Vila do Conde.
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Brazil looks to pension funds to invest in ports
The Brazilian government is looking into ways of stimulating investment in national infrastructure by private pension funds. In the coming weeks, two proposals will be debated: the creation of a fund specifically to invest in investment and changes to rules governing this type of action.
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Paita to issue bonds
Terminales Portuarios Euroandinos Paita, operator and concessionaire for the Peruvian port of Paita, is to issue bonds worth $110m to build a new terminal.
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NewsSecurity scanning in Colombia
A number of American operations are seen "a vast improvement in security" through reducing errors associated with manually entered container data.
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NewsAPMT seals Moin concession deal
APM Terminals has passed the final hurdle for its Moin Container Terminal concession, gaining the final endorsement from Costa Rica’s Comptroller General Office in March.
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Peru to handle 2m teu by 2014
Peru’s National Port Authority has forecast that cargo handled by its national ports network will rise by 14%-15% on average over the next five years.
