North America – Page 66
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Buenaventura terminal
The Colombian port of Buenaventura has begun construction of a dedicated container terminal, TCBUEN, which will occupy a 164,000 sq m area on the banks of the river Aguacate, some 2.4 kilometres from existing installations operated by SPRBUN.
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North east cash injection
The Modernisation and Revitalisation Department of Brazil''s Ports Secretariat has confirmed that ports in the North East of the country are going to receive major investment to fund large modernisation projects.
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Peru concession typo
The Peruvian government has reduced planned concession periods for port terminal operators from 60 years down to 30 years, blaming a typing error for the initial published figure.
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Brazil's ports industry in flux
The Brazilian Public Container Terminal Users Association (Abratec) is questioning the legality of having a private container terminal, Portonave, in the port of Navegantes, compete with the Port of Itajaí Container Terminal (Teconvi), which is a publicly owned facility.
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'Emergency' call in Costa Rica
Users of the Costa Rican ports of Moín and Limón have called on the government to declare a state of national emergency for port operations.
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Blanca deal sealed
A $150m contract has been signed to build a multi-purpose terminal at the Argentinian port of Bahía Blanca.
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Double bubble at Brazilian ports
LLX Logí stica (LLXL3), logistics arm of Brazil''s EBX group, plans to double the capacity of Sudeste port to 50m tonnes and Aç u port to 100m tonnes by 2012, LLX chief executive Ricardo Antunes has said.
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Mixed funds for Valparaiso
Valparaiso Port Company has stated that the new jetty that it is going to develop will be taken forward using a mixed capital process. It has appointed BBVA Banco de Inversiones SA to structure a possible model that will prove attractive to investors. National as well as international investors are ...
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NewsChile sets out future agenda
Chile''s government is to invest in maritime infrastructure to improve connectivity in the country''s far south.
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Metro returns to its roots
Metro Ports has returned to the Pier 80 terminal of the Port of San Francisco to operate the omni-cargo terminal.
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NewsIncreases for Cartagena
Colombia''s Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Cartagena (SPRC) says it expects sizable increases in cargo traffic at the Port of Cartagena.
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NewsEl Salvador concession hiccup
The concession for El Salvador''s La Unió n port has been delayed for 60 days following the rewriting of bidding rules, Rolando Dí az concessions manager of CEPA, national ports authority CEPA has said.
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Shared terminal on the Savannah
Plans to share ownership of the Jasper Ocean Terminal site were put up for approval at the end of July.
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Tampa and Panama alliance
The Panama Canal has renewed it strategic alliances with both Tampa Port Authority, in Florida, and the South Carolina Ports Authority, to help increase trade and promote the ''All-Water Route'' between Asia and the US East and Gulf Coasts via the Panama Canal.
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NewsUS confidence levels still waning
Confidence levels in North America are still falling, according to a survey from international shipping accountant and adviser Moore Stephens.
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Kalmar moves ahead with hybrid technology project
Port equipment specialist Kalmar has signed up for another US clean air initiative, this time on the US East Coast.
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NewsPANYNJ aims for 2010 carbon neutral deadline
The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) has announced a goal of carbon neutrality from its operations by 2010.
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NewsMIT completes $100m upgrades
Manzanillo International Terminal- Panama (MIT) has recently inaugurated work costing $100m. This includes the construction of 400 metres of berth for container vessels, an access ramp and a quay capable of accommodating ro-ro ships of up to 300 metres in length.
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Spanish interest in Altamira terminal
Spain's Bergé group has announced its intention to build and operate a new vehicles terminal in the Mexican port of Altamira. This will handle both imports and exports.
