South America

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Juan Rassmuss, director of Invercap, the parent company of Chile’s CAP, has criticised the management of CAP for the purchase of the port of Las Losas from its CMP subsidiary at a…

25th March 2010

Criticism aired of CAP port acquisition

25th March 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Chilean port of Valparaiso is reported to be 90% operational following the recent earthquake, however ports close to the epicentre at Concepcion have fared less well.

17th March 2010

Ports still feeling impact of Chilean quake

17th March 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Panamas National Customs Authority is investigating the port of Balboa following complaints from Bolivia that owners of containers being scanned were charged $540 each.

3rd March 2010

Investigations at Balboa

3rd March 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazils federal government waterway transport agency, Antaq, will issue a tender this year for a new public port to be built in Ilhéus, on the southern coast of Bahia state.

2nd March 2010

New public port for Brazil

2nd March 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Port unions in Costa Rica remain confident that an agreement can be reached with the government regarding the future of the Limón-Moín port concession.

28th February 2010

Unions discuss future of Costa Rican ports

28th February 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

API Tuxpan, the administrator of Tuxpan port in Mexicos Veracruz state, has suspended the tender for the concession of a new container terminal, the port authoritys commercial head José Timoteo García has…

24th February 2010

Tuxpan suspends tender over alleged irregularities

24th February 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Perus state investment body, Proinversión, says that the Port of Salaverry will be offered as a concession later this year.

24th February 2010

Salaverry up for sale

24th February 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Mexican port authority API Lázaro Cárdenas, which operates Lázaro Cárdenas port, is preparing a tender to concession a second container terminal, commercial director Julián Pérez Rodríguez has confirmed.

22nd February 2010

Lázaro Cárdenas tender back on the table

22nd February 2010