North America

Nine consortia have registered to participate in the tender for the 20-year concession for the second container terminal at the port of Manzanillo in Mexico.

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.