North America

Uruguay' s National Ports Authority is to offer a concession to operate a dry port to serve the capital to be operational in 2008. 

The Bolivian government is to build a port terminal at Puerto Quijarro on the border with Brazil at a cost of $25.6m. This will enable Bolivian soya to access coastal ports via…

A Brazilian engineer attached to Santos Port Authority (Codesp) is to visit 20 ports in Europe over the next four months to identify strategies that Brazil needs to adopt to develop major…

Brazil has passed a federal law limiting the amount of time a truck driver has to wait before being attended to at the port of Rio Grande in a bid to prevent…

Chile’ s Antofagasta Port Company is considering offering so-called “ Area C” to companies wishing to establish terminal operations in the port.

A Federal programme aimed at improving maritime security in the US may well result in up to one million port personnel having to undergo additional background checks and obtain biometric identification cards.

The Colombian government has allocated $450m to the port of Buenaventura.

Port Everglades has launched an International Sister Seaports program to encourage information-sharing relationships. The port reports that it has already registered interest from the Port of Olbia, located on the Italian island…

The Colombian port of Barranquilla needs to invest $60m in improving facilities in order to handle 10m tonnes of cargo in 2007.However, concessionaire SPRB has only six years left to run on…

The main access will be between Buenaventura and Puerto Lopez on the Meta River, from where there will be improved access to Puerto Ordaz in Venezuela. "We are delighted with the many…

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

There has been a change in terms and conditions attached to the concession to operate the port of Guayaquil, Ecuador.

The government and port authority of Buenaventura were forced to put a shock congestion reduction plan into effect as from September 1, improving conditions in the port. However, to alleviate pressure on…

Hamilton Port Authority has snapped up Stelcos Inc Rod Mill, in a deal that includes 103 acres of waterfront property.

Bahía Blanca port has issued a tender for a 20-year concession of a new container terminal, which will also have to be able to handle both dry and liquid bulk. The terminal…

Tecondi container terminal in the Brazilian port of Santos has announced a plan to expand Stacking Yard 1 at a cost of ¢ 21m.This will involve lengthening the quay to 320 metres,…

This will be located close to the mouth of the Panama Canal, adjacent to the former US Howard airbase.The Autonomous Corporation of Rio Grande de la Magdalena had approved a total of…

As a result, two government departments have been asked to look into anomalies amounting to US$3.8m. At the end of February, Arizona University will present to Mexico's Integral Ports Administration (API) the…