North America

Container traffic is climbing in Buenos Aires but short term plans to install newcapacity are still stalled. Mike Mundy reports

Brazil is to extend until 2010 its so-called Reporto tax incentive to enable ports and terminals to purchase equipment, as well as modernising and expanding infrastructure.

Brazilian steel company CSN is to invest $2.2bn in extending its installations at the port of Sepetiba. The project, which is scheduled for completion in 2013, aims to expand export facilities for…

APM Terminals has taken over Ceará Terminal Operator (CTO) the stevedoring and container terminal operating company at the Port of Pecé m, in Northern Brazil.

LLX has announced plans to build a Porto Brasil hub facility on Brazils east coast, occupying some 3km of coastline around Peruíbe with a capacity of 15m tonnes/year. Investment would be in…

CMA CGM is seeking to build a terminal in the Brazilian port of Belém, a process that it began three years ago on the back of 28% increase in business in the…

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

Mexicos Guaymas Port Authority in cooperation with its municipality is to invest $1.1m on building a new road that will divert heavy goods traffic from the port away from the city centre.