South America

In Costa Rica, the Infrastructure Division of the Comptroller Generals Office has asked for better supervision of the concession contract for the Port of Moín, which is being developed by APM Terminals.

Víctor Rossi, Uruguay’s Transport & Public Works Minister, has revealed that a new Master Plan for the countrys ports, covering 2018–2035, will be introduced by mid-year.

In Brazil, the Port of Itaqui will start an auction for the concession of its new general cargo terminal in July. This is expected to mainly handle cellulose and paper.

José Antonio Contreras, managing director of Port of Guayquil concessionaire Contencon, has said that he is not opposed to Ecuador expanding its terminals. However, he wants a level playing field across the…

In August, El Salvador’s Comisión Ejecutiva Portuaria Autónoma (CEPA), or Autonomous Port Executive Commission, is to issue a new tender for the Port of La Unión Centroamericana (Port of La Unión). The decision…

Turkey’s Yildirim Group has announced that its subsidiary Yilport Holding (Yilport) has started the first stage of channel dredging works at Puerto Bolívar in Ecuador — just over a year after it…

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has sought permission to withdraw a proposal it put forward to create a second container terminal in the Port of Montevideo in Uruguay.

Puerto Coronel will invest US$30m in two new ZPMC container gantry cranes and construction of associated infrastructure to boost its terminal’s container handling capacity.