South America

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In Peru, the Transport and Communications Minister, Martín Vizcarra, expects that a tender for the Ilo port terminal concession will be issued in April. It is currently undergoing final evaluation at the…

5th January 2017

Peru to attract more port investment

5th January 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In Argentina, the ports of Quequén, Puerto Madryn, Comodoro Rivadavia and Ushuaia, as well as a new harbour at Ité Ibaté, will all receive state and private sector funding in 2017.

5th January 2017

Major port investment in Argentina

5th January 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Panama’s Maritime Authority (AMP) has reported a $2m cut in revenue in 2016.

5th January 2017

Panama turnover down

5th January 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Valparaíso Port Company (EPV) will shortly commence studies for a new deep water port at La Ligua.

5th January 2017

Valparaíso to study La Ligua deepwater port

5th January 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Rommel Troetsch, president of Panama’s Chamber of Commerce, has said that it is fundamental that the country builds a sixth port to satisfy market needs and that this should be implemented as…

21st December 2016

Panama’s Chamber of Commerce backs Corozal

21st December 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Colombia has awarded a contract to build a new multipurpose port in the Bay of Urabá.

21st December 2016

Contract signed for new Antioquia port

21st December 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In Mexico, the federal competition body Cofece has opened an investigation into the port of Progreso, in Yucatán, where concerns have been raised over possible barriers to entry and free competition in…

21st December 2016

Progreso under anti-competition investigation

21st December 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The 40-year concession to operate the Ecuadorian port of Manta has been awarded to Chile’s Agencias Universales S.A. (Agunsa).

15th December 2016

Agunsa awarded Manta concession

15th December 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The International Transport Forum (ITF)’s latest report has highlighted policy recommendations to improve the performance and impacts of Chile’s ports.

9th December 2016

Policy recommendations for Chile’s ports

9th December 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Panama’s Supreme Court has thrown out a motion put forward by Panama Ports Company (PPC) that the tender for the Port of Corozal infringes guarantees set out in the country’s constitution.

5th December 2016

Judges give green light to Corozal

5th December 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Advisor to Peru’s Ministry of Transport & Communications, Mario Arbulú Miranda, has mooted the idea of private investment to build the proposed Terminal Marítimo at Eten port.

5th December 2016

Eten port to be privately funded

5th December 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

There is no need for Panama to increase its existing port capacity, director of Panama Ports, Paul Wallace has said.

23rd November 2016

Panama needs better logistics, not new ports

23rd November 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In Peru, the governor of Tacna province, Omar Jiménez, is backing a new megaport project.

23rd November 2016

Peru governor supports new deep water port

23rd November 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Latin American Development Bank, known previously as the Andean Development Corporation (CAF), and BNP Paribas Asset Management Brasil have agreed to constitute an infrastructure investment fund.

23rd November 2016

New Brazilian infrastructure fund emerges

23rd November 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

DP World has officially requested permission to renew the terminal concessions the company operates in the Port of Buenos Aires. Currently, it operates in terminals 1, 2 and 3, which have a…

16th November 2016

DP World seeks BA terminal renewals

16th November 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Argentina’s Posadas and Santa Ana Port Authority (EAPPSA) has asked for expressions of interest from companies willing to operate installations at the ports of Posadas and Santa Ana. A future contract will…

7th November 2016

Posadas and Santa Ana seek operators

7th November 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

No bids were received for a possible concession to operate the Port of La Unión in El Salvador, meaning a public-private partnership contract for the port is now extremely unlikely.

7th November 2016

No bids for El Salvador’s La Unión

7th November 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF), Latin America’s Development Bank, says that existing port infrastructure in the region is inadequate and the lack of new investment will become a real problem as…

7th November 2016

Latin America needs $50bn in port investment

7th November 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Opportunities for the port of Mariel to capture US transhipment volumes have significantly improved since the US government lifted a ban restricting foreign vessels from calling at US ports within six months…

25th October 2016

Port of Mariel’s US transhipment potential

25th October 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Against all expectations, the Chilean company Agunsa has entered a bid, involving $175m of investment, for the concession to operate Ecuador’s port of Manta.

12th October 2016

Finally, a bid for Manta port concession

12th October 2016