North America

An affiliate of the RREEF fund, a Deutsche Bank entity investing in infrastructure assets, has confirmed that it will be acquiring Maher Terminals - active in New York and gaining a foothold…

An environmental license granted to Palermo Port has been ruled illegal and may be revoked,putting port development in doubt.

Venezuelas Ministry of Infrastructure has been instructed to set up a joint company with Cuba, which will be known as Bolivariana de Puertos (BPSA), to modernise, rehabilitate, equip and build ports in…

The government of Panama is to build a series of 12 quays in the province of Colón.

On March 17, DP World completed the sale of its former P& O Ports US assets to the AIG Global Investment Group, which will henceforth market them as Ports America.

Cargo throughput at the Port of New York and New Jersey hit record levels in 2006. The rise has prompted the port authority to commit to a $2bn investment programme over the…

Short-sea shipping is the only answer to the US capacity crunch, according to Charles Raymond, chairman, president and chief executive of Horizon Lines. In his view,rising container imports are placing extreme pressure…

Storage facility manufacturer Rubb Buildings has installed a new facility at P& O Ports Dundalk Terminal in Baltimore. 

The New York-New Jersey port authority has asked DP World for a  transaction or transfer fee, amounting to as much as $84m, as part of the $450m sale of former P& O…

The opening of long-awaited Brazilian box terminal Navegantes ahead of schedule could be a breath of fresh air for the countrys congested ports.Rob Ward reports