North America

Having already been delayed by a year, the construction of new container terminals at Vancouver and Prince Rupert in British Columbia are facing further setbacks due to ongoing environmental reviews.

The Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES) is putting together a new concession model to govern the implementation of dredging work. At present, all dredging contracts have to go out to open tender,…

Brazils National steel company, Companhia Siderugica Nacional (CSN), is to spend US$150m on transforming part of its coal terminal at the port of Sepetiba, in Rio de Janeiro, into an export bulk…

Of the total, Santos will receive US$59.32m, which is 600% higher than money allocated in 2004. Much of this is allocated to the construction of a perimeter road to serve the 16km…

APM Terminals has acquired a 50% shareholding in Terminal de Conteineres do Vale do Itajai S/A (Teconvi) in Itajai, southern Brazil.

The Mexican port of Ensenada is to invest US$10.41m on infrastructure in putting into operation an intermodal corridor aimed at container traffic moving to and from the centre of Mexico and the…