North America

The government of Costa Rica is to offer as a concession the construction of a major container hub at Moín, 10km from Limón. With an estimated cost of $500m, the new facility…

Port equipment manufacturer Kalmar has won an order for 12 rubber-tyred gantries (RTGs) from the largest terminal operator in Brazil. Santos Brasil contracted Kalmar for 7+1 wide and 1-over-6 high units to…

The Port of Tacoma has saved $5.3m by re-financing long-term debt at more competitive interest rates.

A study undertaken by the Port of Portland Commission has forecast a doubling of trade volume in the Portland/Vancouver region by 2035. The study highlights the need to plan and invest to…

Colombia has invested ¢ 350,000 in upgrading the navigability of the Cormagdalena River, which gives access to the port of Barranquilla. It has also improved safety at existing ports along the river…

Long Beach Container Terminal has awarded Vycon with an order for green energy storage systems for six of its rubber-tyred gantries.

A US task force has recommended a number of security enhancements for the 361 US seaports.

Terminal management software provider Tideworks Technology has deployed its gate operating system, GateVision, at the Port of Portlands deep-draft container handling facility.

Financial investment in the port sector from the Americas continues unabated.

The International Transport Workers Federation has expressed its support for port workers in the Costa Rican port of Limón, who initiated a go-slow in protest against government plans to privatise activities not…

The planned new Colombian Ceniza coal port, which will use the Magdalena river to export consignments, will cost $480m to build, of which $180m will be required in an initial phase.

Proinversión, promoter of private sector investment in Peruvian companies, has temporarily halted the concession process covering the countrys five main ports until a master development plan has been drawn up for each.

Craig Fuehrer, director in the group at Deutsche Bank Securities, the bank handling the sale of DP Worlds US facilities, was mum about details of the bidding process, in a presentation at…

A tender issued by the Santos Port Authority will consider the economic viability for a proposed concession of Vopack Brasterminais Armazéns Gerais,on the so-called continental side of the port at Barnabé Island.The…

In a ground-breaking move,Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), has filed a major complaint with Argentina's anti-trust authority that alleges there are "no real alternatives as regards port terminal service providers"and therefore that "its…