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BARRANQUILLA TO INVEST
The Colombian port of Barranquilla needs to invest $60m in improving facilities in order to handle 10m tonnes of cargo in 2007.However, concessionaire SPRB has only six years left to run on its contract with the government and is therefore seeking an extension to justify such a large outlay. A ...
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MANTA HANDOVER COMPLETE
Hutchison Port Holdings has handed over the Ecuadorian Port of Manta to Terminales Internacionales del Ecuador (Tide),marking the start of a 30-year concession.The original agreement, which had seen the transfer taking place on January 1, 2007, was put back by one month on the back of paperwork difficulties.
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Colombian/Venezuelan ports link floated
The National Highways Institute of Colombia (Invías) has been given the go-ahead to implement a $103m highway and port project,which aims to link Pacific coast ports to Venezuela''s Atlantic coast. The project encompasses improving the navigability of river access and also building new roads.
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Bromma boosts South America business
The main access will be between Buenaventura and Puerto Lopez on the Meta River, from where there will be improved access to Puerto Ordaz in Venezuela. "We are delighted with the many successful partnerships we continue to develop with container terminals in Latin America, Mexico, and the Caribbean" said Lars ...
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Ecuadorians fear competition from outsiders
Small port terminal operators in Ecuador are somewhat worried by the emergence of major port development projects, such as Manta and Posorja.
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US PURCHASE FOR KALMAR
Kalmar has acquired American service company Port Equipment Service to "strengthen its position in US ports".The deal, sealed at an undisclosed sum, will see the founders of PES, Dan Stevens and Tom McDonough, continuing to run the existing intermodal and port service business,while the entire Port Equipment Service operation will ...
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Scanning partnership to improve security
Container radiation scanning specialist VeriTainer and shipping optical character recognition developer APS Technology have teamed up to offer high-tech box identification at ports.
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NewsLibra moots Santos investment increase
The Libra Group, Brazil''s leading port container operator, is looking to invest $12m in Terminal 37 at the port of Santos, which would also involve the acquisition of two quayside gantry cranes, each of which would cost $6m. In 2006, Libra ploughed $23m into the terminal in the form of ...
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Port wants to keep short sea discounts
Santos Port Authority (Codesp) has asked the Port Authority Council (CAP) to be allowed to keep offering 50% discounts for transhipment and cabotage traffic in the port for at least a further six months.
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'Road map' to national port security upgrades
A US task force has recommended a number of security enhancements for the 361 US seaports.
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WASHINGTON PORT TARGET
State of Washington Governor Chris Gregoire has unveiled a Container Ports Initiative to boost throughput and employment at ports in the state.
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BELGIANS EYE URUGUAY
Belgium''s Katoen Natie group, which already owns the box handling facility Terminal Cuenca del Plata in the port of Montevideo, is considering further investment in Uruguay''s inland ports.
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TIDEWORKS GOES DEEP
Terminal management software provider Tideworks Technology has deployed its gate operating system, GateVision, at the Port of Portland''s deep-draft container handling facility.
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US financial interest stays strong
Financial investment in the port sector from the Americas continues unabated.
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Costa Rica seeks hub status
The government of Costa Rica is to offer as a concession the construction of a major container hub at Moín, 10km from Limón. With an estimated cost of $500m, the new facility will take five years to complete, thereafter being able to accommodate the world''s largest container ships.
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Kalmar goes large in SA
Port equipment manufacturer Kalmar has won an order for 12 rubber-tyred gantries (RTGs) from the largest terminal operator in Brazil. Santos Brasil contracted Kalmar for 7+1 wide and 1-over-6 high units to be delivered between September 2007 and January 2008.
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Re-financing a winner for Tacoma
The Port of Tacoma has saved $5.3m by re-financing long-term debt at more competitive interest rates.
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NewsMexican ports lose out on empties
Mexican ports handle 370,000 empty containers each year, which causes losses of around $200m, according to estimates.
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NewsChile issues ports policy
The Chilean government has released its new national ports'' policy, which emphasises the need to award more terminal concessions as a means of boosting competition.
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Portland and Vancouver trade volume to double
A study undertaken by the Port of Portland Commission has forecast a doubling of trade volume in the Portland/Vancouver region by 2035. The study highlights the need to plan and invest to increase the capacity of trade and transportation support while reducing the negative impacts on the region''s liveability.
