South America

In the past year, Peru’s port operators adjusted to the trade war between China and the US and now face the effects of COVID-19 pandemic. Rob Ward assesses developments.

It looks like the plans for one major terminal in Buenos Aires, Argentina may now be off the table, as Rob Ward discovers.

Major Brazilian shipping group, Wilson, Sons has received a boost as shipping lines are bringing additional cargo to the company’s two terminals, as Rob Ward confirms.

The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has selected a development partner to design and build a new port in Stanley Harbour.

China Merchants Port Holdings Co., Ltd. (CMPort) has sold part of its majority share in a Brazilian container terminal to two Chinese funds.

Cosco Shipping is developing its $3billion deep-water general cargo and 1million TEUcapacity container port at Chancay. Rob Ward explains further.

Container handling supremacy has been a long-term fight in Chile but, as Rob Ward discovers, there may finally be one port set to win through.

Port operations in Chile have been disrupted after dockworkers took part in protest strikes in the country.

Rob Ward gives the port of Callao, Peru a health check and discovers that volumes are growing in 2019 and that the future looks bright.

Buenos Aires may soon have a new $1.9 billion container terminal in Puerto Nuevo, but will thisoccur just as carriers stop direct calls and start feedering from Montevideo or Brazil, asks Rob…

South America’s biggest container volume port, Santos, is forging closer ties with Chinaand targeting profitability, as Rob Ward discovers.

The tender for the $1.9bn development of Puerto Nuevo has been delayed until 2 December, owing to shock results of the Primary Presidential elections in early August, as Rob Ward discovers.

A major global port operator has evolved its operations in a South American country from a greenfield terminal to a fully integrated maritime and logistics hub.

The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has issued a development partner tender for the design and construction of a new port that can handle the same type of cargo as the current port…

China State Construction Engineering Corporation is interested in port projects in the Argentinean province of Corrientes and has already had negotiations with governor Gustavo Valdés.

The government of Costa Rica is considering investment in four port projects and has committed $3.348m to pre-investment studies.