North America

US investors have shown great interest in financing the improvement of Pimentel port in the northern Peruvian city of Chiclayo, local mayor Roberto Jacinto Purizaca has said.

The Mexican deep water Port of Tuxpan will definitely go ahead at a cost of $280m. Finance will come from a consortium of ports and industrial parks, as well as from the…

Maryland Port Authority has hired consultants to identify potential bidders interested in spending $100m-$120m on boosting capacity at the Seagirt Marine Terminal in return for a lease agreement.

.hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt; font-family:Verdana }Investors interested in the concession for  Perus Paita port,  have until February 13, 2009 to present documents in the prequalification process, …

The Port of Singapore is said to be interested in an association with Perus Enap, the national port administration body, according to the Andean countrys Minister of Transport Veronica Zavala.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing $15.5m to expand Avatiu Port, the Cook Islands main international port, it has said.

The leader of the SUPA trade union at Argentinas Port of Mar del Plata has claimed that labour activities at the port are in chaos.

Los Angeles Port Authority is considering coughing up $10 per teu for all new traffic that switches to the port to help offset a 5% volume decrease over the first three quarters.