South America

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazil has reached an historic point in its port history, as Alex Hughes explains

13th June 2013

Reaching tipping point

13th June 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Before the approval of Brazils port reform bill MP595, national operator Santos Brasil admits that it felt uncomfortable investing in areas outside of public ports as the previous legislation did not entirely…

13th June 2013

MP595 sets Santos Brasil free

13th June 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Brazilian Association of Infrastructure and Basic Industries (Abdib) has estimated that the adoption of new ports legislation could stimulate investment of $24.6bn by eliminating barriers to entry for private capital.

10th June 2013

MP595 could stimulate massive change in Brazils ports

10th June 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Both houses of the Brazilian parliament have voted into law interim measure 595, which it is hoped will greatly increase the competitiveness of the Brazilian ports industry.

30th May 2013

Controversy continues to court Brazilian port reform

30th May 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The national director of public works at the Chilean Ministry of Public Works, Ricardo Tejada, has revealed that traffic growth at domestic ports is increasing by 8%-12% annually.

30th April 2013

Chile to boost port capacity by 2020

30th April 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The president of the São Paulo Customs Brokers Union (Sindasp), Valdir Santos, has suggested that one of the best ways of reducing congestion at the port of Santos would be to divert…

18th April 2013

Santos creaks under the strain

18th April 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

North American ports which don’t invest to upgrade their facilities ready for the upcoming Panama Canal expansion in 2015 “risk capsizing their economies”, says K C Conway, author of Colliers International’s third…

9th April 2013

North American ports capex or capsize?

9th April 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Spanish construction group OHL has put forward the most competitive bid in the tender to build and operate Terminal 2 at the Chilean port of Valparaiso.

8th April 2013

OHL wins Valparaiso Terminal 2 concession

8th April 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Wilen Manteli, president of the Brazilian Association of Port Terminals, has stressed his support of new port legislation making its way through the country’s congress.

21st March 2013

New laws to boost Brazilian investment

21st March 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Panama based IT consulting company, Advanced Consulting, and Israel based optical character recognition (OCR) supplier, have been awarded a project by the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) to implement OCR on 53 cranes…

14th February 2013

OCR project at Panama terminals

14th February 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Government of Jamaica has revealed ambitious plans to turn the Caribbean island in to a global logistics hub – and high level talks have already begun with the aim of increasing…

7th February 2013

Jamaica plans global logistics hub

7th February 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Brazilian government is promoting a ‘good neighbour policy’ for ports so that delays can be avoided when awarding concessions and leases for terminals, 54 of which are currently up for renewal.

28th January 2013

‘Good neighbours’ get Brazilian government thumbs up

28th January 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Mexican government has cancelled the tender to build a new container terminal - as well as rail link to the US - at the port of Punta Colonet.

26th December 2012

Punta Colonet project pulled

26th December 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Competition authorities in Chile have given the go-ahead for incumbent operators in the countrys V region to bid for the concession to operate the new Terminal 2 at the port of Valparaiso.

26th December 2012

Valparaiso concession open to all

26th December 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazils President Dilma wants to see an investment explosion in the ports sector, where an estimated $26bn of state and private funding is earmarked.

26th December 2012

‘Investment explosion’ for Brazilian ports

26th December 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Port Strategy has learned that there is discontent in Peru on the planned reconfiguration of the port authority services. According to an industry source, control of Peruvian ports is to be taken…

28th November 2012

Peruvian ports in peril?

28th November 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The current round of bidding to expand and operate the Ecuadorian port of Manta has been abandoned, following a lack of bids from interested parties.

26th November 2012

Manta tender retrenchment

26th November 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazils president Dilma has agreed the final shape of a new ports package, including a set of ambitious measures in terms of both investment and ‘light’ changes to the regulatory framework.

26th November 2012

$20bn set for Brazilian ports

26th November 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Santos is the second worst port in Brazil in which to do business, according to a survey undertaken by the Institute of Logistics and Supply Chain.

18th November 2012

Santos deemed Brazils second worst port

18th November 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

UK Trade & Investment has organised a Trade Mission to Brazil, in collaboration with Port Finance International, for UK companies within the ports sector looking to take advantage of the growing Brazilian…

12th November 2012

UKTI Mission targets growing Brazilian market

12th November 2012