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News Americas

  • ‘Road map’ to national port security upgrades

    01 Jan 2007

    A US task force has recommended a number of security enhancements for the 361 US seaports.   

  • WASHINGTON PORT TARGET

    01 Jan 2007

    State of Washington Governor Chris Gregoire has unveiled a Container Ports Initiative to boost throughput and employment at ports in the state.  

  • TIDEWORKS GOES DEEP

    01 Jan 2007

    Terminal management software provider Tideworks Technology has deployed its gate operating system, GateVision, at the Port of Portland’s deep-draft container handling facility.  

  • Mexican ports lose out on empties

    01 Jan 2007

    Mexican ports handle 370,000 empty containers each year, which causes losses of around $200m, according to estimates.   

  • US financial interest stays strong

    01 Jan 2007

    Financial investment in the port sector from the Americas continues unabated.   

  • Costa Rica seeks hub status

    01 Jan 2007

    The government of Costa Rica is to offer as a concession the construction of a major container hub at Moín, 10km from Limón. With an estimated cost of $500m, the new facility will take five years to complete, thereafter being able to accommodate the world's largest container ships.   

  • Chile issues ports policy

    01 Jan 2007

    The Chilean government has released its new national ports’ policy, which emphasises the need to award more terminal concessions as a means of boosting competition.  

  • Portland and Vancouver trade volume to double

    01 Jan 2007

    A study undertaken by the Port of Portland Commission has forecast a doubling of trade volume in the Portland/Vancouver region by 2035. The study highlights the need to plan and invest to increase the capacity of trade and transportation support while reducing the negative impacts on the region’s liveability.   

  • BELGIANS EYE URUGUAY

    01 Jan 2007

    Belgium's Katoen Natie group, which already owns the box handling facility Terminal Cuenca del Plata in the port of Montevideo, is considering further investment in Uruguay's inland ports.  

  • CORMAGDALENA RIVER UPGRADE

    01 Jan 2007

    Colombia has invested €350,000 in upgrading the navigability of the Cormagdalena River, which gives access to the port of Barranquilla. It has also improved safety at existing ports along the river and added flood protection.  

  • LONG BEACH UPGRADES CRANES

    01 Jan 2007

    Long Beach Container Terminal has awarded Vycon with an order for green energy storage systems for six of its rubber-tyred gantries.  

  • Kalmar goes large in SA

    01 Jan 2007

    Port equipment manufacturer Kalmar has won an order for 12 rubber-tyred gantries (RTGs) from the largest terminal operator in Brazil. Santos Brasil contracted Kalmar for 7+1 wide and 1-over-6 high units to be delivered between September 2007 and January 2008.   

  • Re-financing a winner for Tacoma

    01 Jan 2007

    The Port of Tacoma has saved $5.3m by re-financing long-term debt at more competitive interest rates.   

  • Manta concession worries regional rivals

    01 Jan 2007

    The awarding of a concession to Terminales Internacionales del Ecuador (Tide) to operate the Ecuadorian port of Manta has worried operators and ports in neighbouring Colombia and Peru.   

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