Mexico five-port plan too little, too late

18 Mar 2008

As part of a $2bn investment programme, Mexico has confirmed plans to build five new ports in 2007-2012 to add to the existing 16 major hubs.   

Major dry bulk investment at Buenaventura

19 Apr 2008

Colombia's National Concessions Institute (Inco) has authorised Sociedad Cemas SA to invest $13.6m in the port of Buenaventura.   

Peruvian privatisation plan unveiled

05 Apr 2008

Peru's Transport and Communications Minister, Verónica Zavala, has announced that the ports of Pisco, Pucallpa, Iquitos and Paita will be offered for concessions between July and September this year. The government will provide matching investment in both Pucallpa and Iquitos, she said.   

Rio Tinto’s Uruguay connection

22 Apr 2008

The Rio Tinto mining company is to build a port in western Uruguay where it will dispatch iron ore from mines at Corumbá, in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. This will require investment of $205m.   

PSA turns down Farfán

04 Apr 2008

PSA, which is building the new Panamanian port of Rodman, has written to the government to advise that it will not be bidding in the tender for a second port to be built at Farfán.   

Panama Canal forecasts revenue increase

12 Apr 2008

The Panama Canal is forecasting continuing growth for fiscal 2008, despite the economic problems currently faced by US.   

MTC eyes Mexican terminal

09 Apr 2008

Marine Terminals Corporation, the biggest operator of ports on the US west coast, has declared an interest in bidding for the second container terminal at the Mexican port of Lázaro Cárdenas.   

Uruguay dredge partner

27 Apr 2008

Uruguay is seeking international cooperation to enable the Martín García Channel, which gives access to the port of Nueva Palmira, to be maintained at a depth of 32 feet. It also wants dredging to commence on the Uruguay river as far as Fray Bentos to achieve a minimum 26 feet draught.  

Paita privatisation ‘no’

07 Apr 2008

Local members of Parliament in Peru have called on the government to invest urgently in the port of Paita, which has a key export function. Local authorities have also put together a committee to oppose privatisation of the facility.  

Boston throughput record

15 Apr 2008

The port of Boston set a new throughput record for containers in 2007. This sector increased 10.1% to 220,341 teu.  

JV for NO terminal

26 Apr 2008

MSC and Ceres Gulf Inc have put together a joint-venture, New Orleans Terminals LLC, to manage the first phase of the Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal. This facility is currently operated by Ceres Gulf.  

Valparaiso RTGs

29 Apr 2008

Terminal Pacifico Sur, in the Chilean port of Valparaiso, is taking delivery of the 12 rubber-tyred gantry cranes it ordered in 2005. These cost the company $1.3m each and can stack five boxes high and seven wide.  

Two new Chilean ports

11 Apr 2008

Seven bids have been received for the privatisation of the Chilean ports of Chacao and Punta Coronel, with 15 companies represented overall. Work is expected to commence in the second half of 2008 for slated completion in the second half of 2009.  

T2 to be complete in July

25 Apr 2008

New Lázaro terminal

18 Apr 2008

Lázaro Cárdenas Port Authority has issued a tender in respect of a terminal handling new vehicles. The terminal will cover an area of 400,000 sq m and have a quay 509 m in length. The concession will be for 20 years with an option for 10 additional years beyond that.  

Santa Fe on the move

13 Apr 2008

The Argentinian port of Santa Fe has been given a $25m loan, which will be used to relocate existing port facilities to the right bank of the Paraná River.  

Savannah touts sustainability

04 Apr 2008

Georgia Ports Authority has announced that an upgrade to one of its container berths at the Port of Savannah is now complete, with installation of electrified refrigerated cargo racks, and transfer of GPA’s 17 ship-to-shore cranes to electric power. 

Liebherr captures South American dream

17 Apr 2008

Since opening a sales office in Brazil five years ago, crane manufacturer Liebherr claims to have boosted the mobile harbour crane (MHCs) population in the country from five to 22. 

Kalmar Tacoma order

27 Apr 2008

Kalmar Industries has won an order from the Port of Tacoma on the US West Coast for the supply of seven CSC 340 straddle carriers to be delivered in October for the Port's on-dock intermodal rail operations.

PANYNJ shatters throughput records

02 Apr 2008

The Port of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) broke past throughput records in 2007 with 4% cargo growth, an improvement on other major US ports which declined or grew less than 1% in the same period, according to PANYNJ statistics.