South America

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Congested roads, infrastructure deficiencies, poor rail transport, legal problems and high tax pressure are all shortcomings identified by Alejandro López, the intermodal logistics manager of the Hamburg Süd shipping line, in Argentina…

7th November 2018

Hamburg Süd lists Argentinian ports shortcomings

7th November 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In 2020, a tender is to be issued at the Port of Buenos Aires that will see the existing five container terminal operators replaced by a single concessionaire. At present, three groups…

23rd October 2018

Buenos Aires concession overhaul

23rd October 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

After 15 days of crippling strikes at the Colombian Port of Buenaventura, Buenaventura Port Society’s Container Terminal (TCBUEN) has been forced to introduce a contingency plan to return working practices to normal,…

23rd October 2018

Buenaventura forced to adopt contingency plan

23rd October 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazils Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), the independent agency that reports to Brazil’s Ministry of Justice on competition issues, is to investigate Santos container terminal Brasil Terminal Portuário (BTP) for the…

23rd October 2018

BTP under investigation for anti-competitive behaviour

23rd October 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

An immediate concern for the Port of Buenos Aires is to secure container handling capacity, considering the 2019 expiration of concessions of the three container terminals.

3rd October 2018

Buenos Aires must secure capacity

3rd October 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

APM Terminals (APMT) is to seek international arbitration in respect of its disagreement with the government of Guatemala over its terminal APM Terminals Quetzal, or Terminal de Contenedores Quetzal.

24th September 2018

APMT loses patience in Guatemala

24th September 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A research project undertaken by three civil engineering students at Universidade Santa Cecília in Brazils Santos has suggested that introducing an automated container terminal at the Port of Santos is currently “impracticable”.

24th September 2018

Automated handling in Santos “impracticable”

24th September 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

According to Brazil’s national transport confederation Confederação Nacional do Transporte (CNT), the country needs investment of $410bn to resolve all existing transport problems as well as to modernise infrastructure.

12th September 2018

Brazil needs billions for transport problems

12th September 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A delegation of the Spanish stevedores’ owners association Anesco has met Ornella Chacón, president of the national ports authority Puertos del Estado, to stress the need to expedite the necessary regulatory environment…

12th September 2018

Anesco lobbies Spanish government

12th September 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In Brazil, the national waterway transportation agency Agência Nacional de Transportes Aquaviários (ANTAQ) has authorised Chibatão Navegação e Comércio to expand operations by adding 400 m of quay at the Port of…

9th August 2018

Brazil expands handling capacity

9th August 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A study drawn up by the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) has warned that Brazil needs to invest $6.67bn in port infrastructure by 2040. This investment is needed if Brazil is…

9th August 2018

Brazil needs US$6.7bn of new infrastructure

9th August 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Angolan government wants to terminate Caioporto’s concession contract to operate the Caio deep-water port in Cabinda.

20th June 2018

Angola to end Caioporto concession

20th June 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazil’s National Waterway Transport Agency (Antaq) put back until June 4 public consultation of six proposed new terminal operations at ports in the state of Pará. Five of these will be at…

8th June 2018

Antaq lengthens Pará concessions consultation

8th June 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A strike by truck drivers in Brazil, which has lasted for more than a week, has badly affected exports from the Port of Santos, which claims it has caused losses of $100m…

8th June 2018

Haulier strike all but paralyses Santos trade

8th June 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazilian port regulator — and the country’s national agency for waterway transportation — Agência Nacional de Transportes Aquaviários (ANTAQ) has given the green light for publication of notices to tender three port…

12th April 2018

Brazil set to launch three new port tenders

12th April 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazil will auction seven additional port operating licenses as part of its privatisation plans, a government source has told Reuters.

20th March 2018

Brazil to auction seven more operating licenses

20th March 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In response to erroneous local press reports, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has issued a press release clarifying that there is no ongoing tender covering the proposed Corozal container port at the…

12th March 2018

ACP says no concession in progress for Corozal

12th March 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In Brazil, the Tribunal de Contas da União (Federal Court of Accounts) has given the go-ahead for tenders covering concessions for four terminals under the central government’s Programa de Parcerias de Investimentos…

27th February 2018

Approval given for four new tenders in Brazil

27th February 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazil is dealing with its image problems when it comes to attracting foreign investment, reports Alex Hughes

30th January 2018

Brazils new chapter for port development

30th January 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In Brazil, 51 requests for new private port installations have been referred to the national waterway transport agency Agência Nacional de Transportes Aquaviários (ANTAQ).

17th January 2018

Antaq to allow more concessions

17th January 2018