North America

The government of Venezuela has signed a decree terminating concessions of all private port terminals in the country. Henceforth, these will report to state-owned companies Bolipuertos and Puertos del Litoral Central. To…

Residents of the Chilean town of Coquimbo have lodged complaints against a decision to privatise their local port.

Guaymas Port Authority in Mexico has issued a new tender for the construction and operation of a dry bulk terminal.

Mexico  should launch the tender for the Peso50bn ($3.75bn) Punta Colonet port project, in Baja California state, to prepare the country  for future growth opportunities as and when the global economic crisis…

As from July, Muelles El Bosque Operadores Portuarios will commence handling of dry bulk traffic at the Colombian port of Buenaventura. Its new terminal will be able to unload up to 10,000…

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has had a hard time recently, given the level of investment needed for its expansion and the scarcity of ships in the present climate.

Uruguays government has submitted a bill to congress for the construction of a new $260m port in capital Montevideo, the president of Uruguays national port authority  Fernando Puntigliano, has said.

Several Chilean ports are suffering as a result of the current economic downturn.

Santos Port Authority (Codesp) has held public hearings in respect of future bids for a concession on the island of Barnabé , which is located on the left bank of the port.…

Civil works have begun at the Pacific port of Rodman in Panama, where PSA intends to build a container terminal to provide competition for the established Panama Port Company, which is a…

The port authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) has approved the lease extensions that will allow the operation and future development of its Howland Hook Marine Terminal on Staten Island.…

There has been a double dose of good news delivered for the Brazilian port of Vitoria as, firstly, the Espirito Santo state government has promised to invest Reais242m ($125.4m) in the port…

Local sources claim that the proposed Panamanian mega-port of Farfá n will not now be implemented by the current government, which to date has been one of its biggest backers. Numerous attempts…

Rio de Janeiro Port Authority, which overseas operations at the ports of Rio, Niterói, Itaguaí and Angra dos Reis, is looking to attract a series of new clients, backed by a package…

Virginia Port Authority (VPA) has begun using a new fuel-efficient, low-emission hybrid locomotive at its on-terminal rail operation at Norfolk International Terminals.

Japanese and Korean investors will finance the private initiative submitted by Minera de los Andes y el Pacifico (MAPS) for the concession of the port of San Juan de Marcona in Ica,…