South America

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Ports in Venezuela introduced a series of new port taxes in June, some with a 300% hike.

27th July 2011

Venezuela hikes port charges

27th July 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Mexican port of Mazatlán has issued a tender for a multipurpose terminal as a means of boosting throughput at the port, which fell by 6.2% in the first four months of…

27th July 2011

Multi-purpose terminal for Mazatlán

27th July 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

APM Terminals has rebuffed rumours that there may be friction between the incoming government and its own new operation at Callao, saying there is a “tight” and positive embrace between the two.

21st July 2011

Callao authorities still onboard says APMT

21st July 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

While acknowledging the investment potential of the BRIC nations, investors remain nervous about committing cash to port development in emerging markets, according to new research from international built asset consultancy, EC Harris.

16th June 2011

Investors edgy about emerging nation ventures

16th June 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazils Securities Commission has given the MMX mining company authorisation to undertake an initial public offering to acquire PortX, which owns the assets of the so-called Sudeste super port. PortX was created…

7th June 2011

MMX to undertake IPO

7th June 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Construction of the contested new container terminal in Costa Rica’s Limón province has been pegged for an early 2013 start.

6th June 2011

Costa Rica development gets green light

6th June 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Yurimaguas consortium has been awarded a concession to build and manage a new port in the Loreto region of Peru.

2nd June 2011

Peru concession awarded

2nd June 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Panamanian ports of Colón and Balboa have topped Cepal’s latest league table of Latin American ports, respectively handling 2.81m teu and 2.75m teu.

2nd June 2011

Panamanian ports head Latin America league

2nd June 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A court has told the port of Rio Grande that it must re-issue a tender in respect of emergency environmental services within the next six months, or the contract granted to the…

2nd June 2011

Rio Grande ordered to re-tender contract

2nd June 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Construction work on the new Açu port being promoted by LLX was interrupted twice in March and April.

2nd June 2011

Protests stall Açu port construction

2nd June 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The controversial concession for Valparaiso’s new Terminal 2 has stalled after the bid deadline passed without any offers.

19th May 2011

Valparaiso tender dead in the water

19th May 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

An estimated annual growth rate of 8% has prompted Chilean ports to announce a series of investments to cater for demand.

6th May 2011

Chilean ports invest for the future

6th May 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Excessive waiting times at Brazils 17 leading ports resulted in 850 cancellations of shipping line calls in 2010, compared with just 457 cancellations the previous year.

3rd May 2011

Abandoned port calls double in Brazil

3rd May 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The amount of dry bulk handled by the Chilean port of Coronel over a 12 month period beginning in February 2010 grew by 265%.

3rd May 2011

Coronel dry bulk volume up

3rd May 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The concession for the new Terminal 2 container handling facility at the Chilean port of Valparaiso is expected to be made in June, with bids to be received no later than April…

1st May 2011

Valparaiso T2 concession set for June

1st May 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The port of La Unión in El Salvador is being offered as a concession to the private sector, with ownership of the infrastructure remaining with the public sector.

22nd April 2011

La Unión to be offered as a concession

22nd April 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Chilean Senate has asked the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications to establish a single national port concessions process that includes a means of guaranteeing the rights of dockworkers in terms of…

1st April 2011

Unified concession process mooted

1st April 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Santos has secured funding of $679m to develop new container and liquid bulk terminals, significantly increasing the port’s present capacity.

31st March 2011

Santos goes supersize

31st March 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A tender has been issued for a new dry bulk terminal at the Brazilian port of Itaguaí, which is being managed by the Rio de Janeiro port company.

25th March 2011

Itaguaí releases dry bulk tender

25th March 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Perus judicial system has ruled in favour of an appeal by the Ministry of Transport against an injunction filed by DP World, which had sought to be included in the tender for…

24th March 2011

DP World excluded from Callao North concession

24th March 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The government of Costa Rica is intent on modernising its national port network, which currently occupies the 128th position in the world ranking of container terminals.

2nd March 2011

Costa Rica to modernise ports

2nd March 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Brazilian port of Santo Antonio on the Noronha Archipelago is to be upgraded at a cost of $49m incorporating quay reconstruction and dredging of the access channel dredged. The investment will…

25th February 2011

Santo Antonio upgrade outlined

25th February 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Despite an initial judgement to allow DP World to bid for Callao’s Muelle Norte terminal, the claim that this would result in a net loss for the country has reached Peru’s Superior…

17th February 2011

Controversy hits Callao concession

17th February 2011