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Iquique car jam
18 Dec 2007
The northern Chilean port of Iquique is struggling to cope with an increasing amount of new vehicles traffic imported by the users of the adjacent Free Zone. As a result, the port company, EPI, is to ask permission to undertake a southern extension of the port covering 4.5 hectares.
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Jacksonville box boost
09 Jan 2008
Mitsui OSL Lines' dedicated container terminal in the US port of Jacksonville is due to become operational in early 2009. It will be known as the TraPac Jacksonville terminal and will be operated by MOL via its TraPac Inc subsidiary as part of a concession granted in 2005.
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Major Santos development
12 Dec 2007
Ecorodovias, which manages the Sistema Anchieta-Imigrantes and Ecopátio facilities in Cubatão, has announced plans to build a cargo terminal in the port of Santos. This will handle containers and ethanol. The location of the terminal will be identified within the next few months.
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New mega-port for São Paulo state
22 Nov 2007
A $3bn project to build a mega-port between the coastal cities of Peruíbe and Itanhaém in Brazil's São Paulo State has been put forward by entrepreneur Eike Batista, who controls the MMX mining company.
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Zebra buys Navis
08 Dec 2007
US company Zebra Technologies Corporation is to buy Navis Holdings in its entirety for $145m. The transaction is due to take place later this year.
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West coast aims for 42.5m teu target
19 Dec 2007
The Californian ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are predicted to handle 42.5m teu by 2030.
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HPH loses out in Panama
24 Nov 2007
Panama's Supreme Court has rejected the legal challenge made by Panama Ports Company (PPC), part of the HPH group, aimed at preventing construction of a new mega-port at Farfán.
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Buenaventura bags funding
23 Dec 2007
In 2008, the Columbian port of Buenaventura will become the country's most important following an investment package of $70m. In all, $33m is to be invested in equipment and $30bn in infrastructure upgrades, among other things.
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Traffic dip hits Manta
10 Dec 2007
Authorities in Ecuador have become worried by the drop-off in cargo handled at the port of Manta. In part, this is a result of labour unrest in the port, which is due to be upgraded by the new concessionaire Terminales Internacionales de Ecuador (Tide) over the next three years.
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CVRD port plan
14 Dec 2007
CVRD is considering construction of a new port at Ubu, in the state of Espírito Santo, some 65 km from the port of Tubarão, which serves the state capital Vitória. Tubarão is currently the world's largest iron or export facility, but is working beyond its engineered capacity.
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Stark capacity warning for Latin America
02 Dec 2007
A report issued by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Cepal) has warned that the Brazilian port of Santos will have to double its capacity every four years in order to keep up with demand, while port capacity in the rest of Latin America will also have to double every five years simply to accommodate cargo traffic on offer.
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Master concession favoured for El Salvador
27 Nov 2007
Hugo Barrera, president of El Salvador's national ports authority, CEPA, has told Port Strategy that, of the 14 parties to show an interest in the country's ports privatisation programme, 85% favour a Master Concession. Signficantly, any concession could also include the national rail network.
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TWIC programme begins in earnest
28 Nov 2007
Ports across the US are rolling out the Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC) for all individuals requiring unescorted access to secure or restricted areas.
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Tampa cement deal set
26 Dec 2007
Tampa Port Authority has signed a 40-year lease with Dominican Republic-based construction materials company Andino Cements. As part of the agreement, Andino will develop approximately 28 acres of Port Redwing’s 130 acres to import, store and distribute aggregate, cement and related products.
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