West Coast South America
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Cartagena bucks the recession
Unlike Coronel, Angamos or TCBuen, the box handling terminals at the Port of Cartagena - Colombia's leading Caribbean container handling port – are long established operations. 13 Aug 2011 - Port Strategy
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A private party
The private sector has propped up South American ports with great success, as Alex Hughes explains 12 Aug 2011 - Port Strategy
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Dry bulk an important asset
In addition to containers, Chile's San Antonio is also an important port for regional bulks, although volumes dropped 14% last year to 4.15m tonnes as a result of the global recession. 11 Jul 2010 - Port Strategy
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No stranger to competition
For Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Buenaventura SA (SPRBUN) general manager Domingo Chinea, competition is nothing new in the Colombian port. 11 Jul 2010 - Port Strategy
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Concession call
Pacific coast US ports have embraced privatisation, as Alex Hughes discovers 11 Jul 2010 - Port Strategy
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Manta medicine could do the trick
With problems of draught inhibiting the development of ports all down the West Coast of South America, Ecuador's Manta looks like being a tonic. 18 Nov 2008 - Port Strategy
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Three's a crowd in Ecuador
Ecuador has its fair share of ports clambering for a piece of the South America west coast hub pie. 17 Nov 2008 - Port Strategy
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Out of focus
The edges are blurred on aspirations versus reality for ports on South America's Pacific coast where talk of hubs is in danger of remaining just that: talk. Michael Mackey reports 14 Nov 2008 - Port Strategy
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ICTSI ready to ring the changes at Guayaquil
Alex Villacres Sanchez, president of the Directorate of the Port Authority of Guayaquil, explains that under the terms of its concession agreement ICTSI will invest $168m in the port in the first five years of its 20-year concession. Key features of this investment will include: 01 Jun 2007 - Port Strategy
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New beginning
Ecuador’ s main port gateway, Guayaquil, is about to harness significant foreign investment and expertise from international terminal operator ICTSI.Mike Mundy reports July 1 this year will usher in a new era in port operation and development in the world’ s most prolific banana producer, Ecuador. 01 Jun 2007 - Port Strategy
