North America

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Limas chamber of commerce has warned that Callao port will reach full capacity by 2010 and that investment in alternative outlets such as Paita and Pisco must be speeded up to help…

25th September 2008

Callao will reach capacity limit in 2010

25th September 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A formal invitation to set up a regional trade body for private port companiesthroughout South America was made at the TOC Market Briefing in GuayaquilSeptember 17.

23rd September 2008

South American trade body in offing

23rd September 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

In the first seven months, container traffic at the port of Seattle was down 8% to 1.02bn teu. At Los Angeles and Long Beach, there were downturns of 6.1% and 9.4% respectively…

17th September 2008

US West Coast box decline

17th September 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A major overhaul of Valparaí so port facilities will be delayed until 2009, due to uncertainty over current contractor Von Appens future participation in the process.

17th September 2008

Valparaiso contractor questions delay project

17th September 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has confirmed it will require all workers at the ports of Savannah and Brunswick to hold Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC) from as early as December 2008.

16th September 2008

Georgia Ports move on identity cards

16th September 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Paraguay says it is evaluating investment in its river port infrastructure. However its main focus will be on upgrading road infrastructure to improve access to and from the ports.

13th September 2008

Paraguay favours roads

13th September 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Santos terminal Libra Terminais is capitalising on Brazilian throughput that has grown beyond all expectations, as Alex Hughes finds out

10th September 2008

Libra Terminais

10th September 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Santos is to open four further container berths to boost capacity from 3m teu to 4m teu. The $515m project will involve an area of 541,000 su m and be eligible for…

10th September 2008

Santos capacity boost

10th September 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

In an early blow  to its ambitious megaport programme at Punta Colonet, Mexicos federal government will have to negotiate with Mexican mining group GML  to resolve land disputes related to the $4.86bn…

10th September 2008

Punta Colonet threatened by land dispute

10th September 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Euro Oslo container vessel that crashed into Quay 3 at Colon container terminal in Manzanillo Bay in Panama has agreed to pay $10m in compensation to the Port Company.

7th September 2008

Payout for Manzanillo

7th September 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Modernisation and Revitalisation Department of Brazils Ports Secretariat has confirmed that ports in the North East of the country are going to receive major investment to fund large modernisation projects.

3rd September 2008

North east cash injection

3rd September 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Peruvian government has reduced planned concession periods for port terminal operators from 60 years down to 30 years, blaming a typing error for the initial published figure.

2nd September 2008

Peru concession typo

2nd September 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Users of the Costa Rican ports of Moín and Limón have called on the government to declare a state of national emergency for port operations.

27th August 2008

Emergency call in Costa Rica

27th August 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

LLX Logí stica (LLXL3),  logistics arm of Brazils  EBX group, plans to double the capacity of Sudeste port to 50m tonnes and Aç u port to 100m tonnes by 2012, LLX chief…

20th August 2008

Double bubble at Brazilian ports

20th August 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Valparaiso Port Company has stated that the new jetty that it is going to develop will be taken forward using a mixed capital process. It has appointed BBVA Banco de Inversiones SA…

13th August 2008

Mixed funds for Valparaiso

13th August 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Chiles government is to invest in maritime infrastructure to improve connectivity in the countrys far south.

12th August 2008

Chile sets out future agenda

12th August 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The concession for El Salvadors La Unió n port has been delayed for 60 days following the rewriting of bidding rules, Rolando Dí az concessions manager of CEPA, national ports authority CEPA…

5th August 2008

El Salvador concession hiccup

5th August 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Plans to share ownership of the Jasper Ocean Terminal site were put up for approval at the end of July.

3rd August 2008

Shared terminal on the Savannah

3rd August 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Goldman Sachs has acquired a 49% stake inSSA Marine, although it is not known how much was paid for the shares.

30th July 2008

Goldman Sachs buys into SSA Marine

30th July 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The $5.25bn extension of the Panama Canal will be undertaken through the placing ofeight contracts.

30th July 2008

Panama Canal expansion contracts awarded

30th July 2008