South America

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Environmental objections have been raised to the DP World-backed Posorja deepwater port project in Ecuador.

18th February 2019

Posorja port environmental objections

18th February 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Alex Hughes explains why 2018 will be one that Latin America’s largest port will not want to remember

31st January 2019

A year to forget for Santos

31st January 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

COSCO SHIPPING Ports’ 60% acquisition of Chancay Terminal in Peru, South America is a natural move in line with China’s economic strategy, a ports expert has said.

30th January 2019

Chancay fits China investment strategy

30th January 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The National Ports Administration of Uruguay (ANP) has invited “expressions of interest for a project to build and operate Punta Sayago Logistics Port. Interested parties can lodge their interest from March 1,…

28th January 2019

Expressions of interest for new Uruguay port

28th January 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

2018 was not a good year for container traffic at the Chilean Port of Valparaíso, which registered a 15.9% drop in throughput. For the year, traffic amounted to 903,313 teu.

28th January 2019

Valparaíso reels from strike blows

28th January 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited will establish its first greenfield subsidiary in South America by acquiring 60% stake in Terminales Portuarios Chancay S.A. (Chancay Terminal) from Volcan Compañía Minera S.A.A. for US$225m, with…

25th January 2019

COSCO moves in on South American port

25th January 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Union leader Hugo Moyano is attempting to scuttle a government plan to create a single container terminal concession at the Port of Buenos Aires as of 2020, replacing five existing concessions.

16th January 2019

Unions intervene in Buenos Aires dispute

16th January 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

José Di Bella, chief executive of the Brazilian Association of Port Terminals, has stated that centralised decision-making in the country’s ports sector is deterring investment.

16th January 2019

Legislation preventing investment in Brazilian ports

16th January 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The governor of São Paulo State, João Doria, is to ask Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, to privatise the Port of Santos. He has labelled the current facility as inefficient and costly.

16th January 2019

São Paulo governor wants Santos privatised

16th January 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

DP World is set to expand into Chile after signing an agreement for a 71.3% stake in Puertos y Logistica S.A. (“Pulogsa”) from Minera Valparaiso and other shareholders associated with the Matte…

14th January 2019

Global operator boosts Latin America portfolio

14th January 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Mayor of the Colombian city of Barranquilla has declared the lack of draft in the main port as a national emergency.

9th January 2019

Draft emergency declared in Colombia port

9th January 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Contecon Guayaquil SA (CGSA) has become the first port in South America to obtain carbon-neutral certification following its efforts to implement sustainability initiatives and incorporate technologies that reduce its operational impact.

3rd January 2019

South America’s first CO2-neutral port

3rd January 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In Argentina, Transport Minister Guillermo Dietrich has signed the necessary paperwork to bring the expiry of all container terminal concessions in the Port of Buenos Aires into alignment.

21st December 2018

Expiry date set for Buenos Aires terminals

21st December 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The president of Empresa Portuaria Valparaíso (EPV), Raul Celis, has resigned, citing diagnostic differences with Chiles Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications regarding the ongoing strike at the port.

21st December 2018

Crisis deepens at Valparaíso

21st December 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In northern Chile, the privately owned and operated Puerto Caldera Terminal is to invest $23m in both new handling equipment and expanded facilities to cater to growth in export fruit traffic which…

21st December 2018

Caldera invests with an eye on Argentina

21st December 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Ports in the region are battling strikes, legal battles and fluctuating throughput. Alex Hughes reports

20th December 2018

Mixed outlook for South American volumes

20th December 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A strike that began on November 16 has crippled the Chilean Port of Valparaíso. By the end of a 10th day of strikes, with most of the terminals effectively blockaded by striking…

6th December 2018

Chilean port reels from crippling strikes

6th December 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Robbers are targeting vessels anchored in ports in Venezuela, marine liability insurer North P&I Club and security consultant and analyst Gray Page have said.

29th November 2018

Robbers target ships at Venezuelan ports

29th November 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In Argentina, the Port Quequén management consortium Consorcio de Gestión de Puerto Quequén (CGPQ) has started preparatory works for the construction of a new container terminal.

27th November 2018

Quequén to have first box terminal

27th November 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Three global stevedoring groups based in East Asia have been linked with the possible purchase of the two container terminals in Brazil currently operated by Wilson Sons in the ports of Rio…

15th November 2018

Three operators linked to Wilson sale

15th November 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazil’s president-elect, Jair Bolsonaro, is to investigate the possible privatisation of state-run ports, which would include the São Paulo state docks company Companhia Docas do Estado de São Paulo.

15th November 2018

New president mulls Brazil port privatisation

15th November 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

José María Dodds, president of the management consortium of the Argentinian Port of La Plata, has suggested that more powerful shipping alliances may be a factor in preventing a major shift of…

7th November 2018

Shipping alliances impact La Plata box traffic

7th November 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

José Alex Botelho Oliva, the president of the Port of Santos, and six other port executives were recently arrested for alleged fraud linked to port tenders.

7th November 2018

Santos management team under investigation

7th November 2018