North America – Page 87
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Ensenada to implement intermodal corridor..
The Mexican port of Ensenada is to invest US$10.41m on infrastructure in putting into operation an intermodal corridor aimed at container traffic moving to and from the centre of Mexico and the US.
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..and Veracruz reactivates..
Veracruz, Mexico''s largest port in the Gulf of Mexico, is to reactivate the concession process covering three terminals, following an examination by the country''s antitrust authorities. The process began in November last year when one minerals terminal and another handling vehicles were offered as 15-year concessions with an option to ...
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..while Tamaulipas state to upgrade El Mezquital...
In keeping with the rest of North Africa, the two Spanish Moroccan enclaves of Melilla and Ceuta believe that there is still money is to be made from developing major container transhipment hubs. However, their desire to break into this market is being driven by other factors, too.Mexico's northern state ...
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NewsPMA
The Secretariat of Ports wants these new concessions to be awarded as soon as possible so that existing terminal operators do not have to seek extensions to their existing contracts. In fact, attempts by Cargill to extend its existing concession at the end of last year were vetoed by the ...
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DELAYS FOR EMBRAPORT
The Secretariat of Ports wants these new concessions to be awarded as soon as possible so that existing terminal operators do not have to seek extensions to their existing contracts. In fact, attempts by Cargill to extend its existing concession at the end of last year were vetoed by the ...
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NEW YORK'S CHANNEL DEEPENING COMPLETED
The newly deepened 45-foot Kill Van Kull and Newark Bay Channels into the Port of New York and New Jersey are now officially open, allowing ships carrying more than 4,500 TEUs to call on the East Coast''s largest port.
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PARANAGUA TO OPEN NEW TERMINALS
The Secretariat of Ports wants these new concessions to be awarded as soon as possible so that existing terminal operators do not have to seek extensions to their existing contracts. In fact, attempts by Cargill to extend its existing concession at the end of last year were vetoed by the ...
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Panama dusts off Rodman port project
The Secretariat of Ports wants these new concessions to be awarded as soon as possible so that existing terminal operators do not have to seek extensions to their existing contracts. In fact, attempts by Cargill to extend its existing concession at the end of last year were vetoed by the ...
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NEW SUGAR TERMINAL FOR BRAZIL
The Secretariat of Ports wants these new concessions to be awarded as soon as possible so that existing terminal operators do not have to seek extensions to their existing contracts. In fact, attempts by Cargill to extend its existing concession at the end of last year were vetoed by the ...
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NewsNew port at Uruguay's M'Bopicua
The new port of M''Bopicua was proposed in 2001 to provide access to the Atlantic.
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NewsThe Port Authority of Vancouver
The Port Authority of Vancouver is to develop a third berth at the Deltaport container terminal to be operated by Terminal System Inc, a subsidiary of OOCL parent OOIL.
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Deliberations Down Mexico Way
Potential Mexican alternatives to US West Coast (USWC) containerports are coming under increasing scrutiny.
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NewsCalifornia Calculations
California port executives met recently under the auspices of the California Association of Port Authorities and considered various organisational changes to container terminal working designed to enhance terminal operation.
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COATZACOALCOS TO BUILD BOX TERMINAL
The port authority of the Mexican port of Coatzacoalcos stated recently that US$26.75m will be required to build a container terminal at the harbour of Pajaritos.
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Cordoba plans new port close to canal
International operator Hutchison Port Holdings, already with port interests in Mexico, is one party known to be looking at new port development together with various logistics operators in order to establish "cargo pipelines" into the US.Cordoba Port Company (SPC), which has been established to progress construction of a maritime port ...
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SANTOS TO INVEST IN ALCOHOL
Stolthaven, the port of Santos'' leading handler of industrial alcohol, is to expand its current storage capacity by 150% over the next three years.
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Peru approves National Port plan
The Peruvian government has approved the National Port Development Plan. The next step will be the signing of an agreement between Peru''s investment body, Proinversion, and the National Port Authority, which will allow the plan to be put into action and also permit the introduction of private investment in the ...
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THREE BID FOR EL SALVADOR BOX TERMINAL PROJECT
Maersk, Hutchison Port Holdings and SSA Marine have indicated an interest in building and operating a container terminal in the El Salvador port of La Union.
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NewsTOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING
Mae West once said: " Too much of a good thing can be wonderful." But as the North American West Coast ports are finding out, too much of a good thing can also mean big trouble. Michael Rosenfeld reports on what may come to be seen as lessons in both ...
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PERUVIAN STEVEDORES REJECT CONCESSION PLAN
Port workers in Peru have rejected the government''s recent port concession programme, threatening to go on strike should attempts been made to implement it.
