South America

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Courts of Claims in Guatemala has declared null and void the concession contract held by APM Terminals for the Quetzal Container Terminal, Terminal de Contenedores Quetzal (TCQ).

15th December 2017

APMT to appeal nullification of Quetzal concession

15th December 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

San Antonio Port Company (EPSA) has issued a public tender for the project management consultancy linked to the development of a large-scale port at the Port of San Antonio.

22nd November 2017

EPSA issues tenders for new port

22nd November 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazils largest terminal operator is reconsidering its assets at the Port of Imbituba with a possibility they could be sold off.

8th November 2017

Brazil’s largest operator is reconsidering Imbituba assets

8th November 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Cuban government is to spend $40m on developing the Port of Nuevitas into one of its largest capacity facilities and to make it the second leading port in the country. It…

6th September 2017

Cuba to upgrade Nuevitas/Tarafa port

6th September 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

As part of Brazil’s second Partnership and Investment Programme (PPI), the federal government is hoping to put out to concession a further 15 port terminals, in addition to other facilities given over…

6th September 2017

Brazil to identify 15 new terminals for concession

6th September 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In Argentina, representatives of the Under-secretary of Ports and Navigable Waterways of the Ministry of Transport have met with representatives of the public ports of the Province of Buenos Aires to investigate…

24th August 2017

Buenos Aires province boosts port competitiveness

24th August 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Grupo Argos has announced that it has sold its 50% share in port operator Compañía de Puertos Asociados (Compas) to an investment fund managed by Goldman Sachs for around $136m, Reuters has…

20th August 2017

Grupo Argos sells Compas share

20th August 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Javier Lancha, the managing director of APM Terminals Callao, has confirmed that the company put forward in March proposals to modify its existing concession contract, which currently prioritises containerised cargo.

19th July 2017

APMT proposes Callao design amendment

19th July 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Brazilian government is putting together a new infrastructure investment plan – Advance – to replace the Accelerated Growth Programme, first introduced in 2007. This latest initiative has been motivated by the…

20th June 2017

Brazil announces new infrastructure investment plan

20th June 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Argentina’s central government and the regional administration in Buenos Aires are to invest $118m in ports in the Buenos Aires metropolitan region to boost their competitiveness.

9th June 2017

Argentina earmarks $118m for BA port improvements

9th June 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazilian Transport Minister Maurício Quintella has revealed that changes to legislation signed by President Michel Temer could attract up to $7.5bn in the ports sector.

23rd May 2017

Brazil changes to boost port appeal

23rd May 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

New rules to draw investments in ports have been enacted in Brazil at an event attended by President Michel Temer.

17th May 2017

Brazil enacts port extension legislation

17th May 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

APM Terminals’ proposal to the Peruvian government to improve and optimise its North Terminal at the port of Callao to reflect changes in the Peruvian market continues to court controversy.

9th May 2017

APM Terminals rejects Fentenapu accusations

9th May 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Argentinean government has calculated that the Port of Buenos Aires needs investment of $1bn in order to modernise. This would see container capacity raised from 800,000 teu to 1.2m teu.

13th April 2017

Argentina discusses future port development

13th April 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In Brazil, the government is mulling the possibility of including conditions in future port concessions that will allow part of the concessionaires revenues to be used to secure foreign currency loans.

1st March 2017

Brazil explores ports legislation changes

1st March 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Port of Buenos Aires is planning to issue two tenders for new container terminals in the first few months of 2017 as a result of a major shake-up of the port’s…

5th December 2016

Buenos Aires to tender two box terminals

5th December 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In Brazil, French investment bank BNP Paribas is to receive a new capital injection to allow it to finance the latest round of infrastructure projects in the country.

7th November 2016

BNP Paribas eyes Brazilian infrastructure projects

7th November 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Brazilian government is to make changes to port regulations some three years after the new Ports Law was approved in order to attract $7.2bn of new investment. This will speed up…

25th October 2016

Brazil amend ports legislation

25th October 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Accounts Tribunal of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco (TCE) has stepped in to halt a project to rebuild and reinforce the breakwater at the Port of Suape at a cost of…

12th October 2016

Engineering suspended at Suape pending investigation

12th October 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

It appears that, of the 13 ongoing port projects in Mexico, 11 are at risk of having no continuity funding available to them in the 2017 federal budget.

11th October 2016

Budget squeeze hits Mexican ports

11th October 2016