North America – Page 64
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NewsSeattle to take disciplinary action
The Port of Seattle''s war on fraud moved up a notch following the conclusion of an investigation conducted by former US Attorney Mike McKay.
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Brazil ploughs ahead with investment programme
Senior Brazilian government minister, Dilma Rousseff, has stated that she is undeterred by the current disturbances in the international financial markets.
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Private sector pulls out of projects
LLX Logistica has announced it is suspending the project to build a port at Peruí be, on the coast south of Sã o Paulo.
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El Salvador mulls ports privatisation legislation
The government of El Salvador has drawn up plans to change legislation to transfer port operations to private sector concessionaires.
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NewsPort loses its old friend
Maersk, the first shipping line to recognise the Port of Tacoma''s significance to the US-Asia route over two decades ago is ceasing its service to the port from May next year, due to falling container volumes.
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Bahía Blanca grain goals
Fabián de Paul, chief executive of Dreyfus, believes that the agricultural region surrounding Argentina''s Port of Bahía Blanca has great potential. Dreyfus will therefore build a cereals complex in a 16.5 hectare area of the port. In the initial phase, the facility will be able to load 80,000 tonnes of ...
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Bio fuel for San Francisco
The Port of San Francisco has proposed an agreement with Darling International to build a 7.5m-10m annual gallon capacity biodiesel production facility near Pier 92 in the port''s Southern Waterfront.
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NewsManta Port dogged by delays
Manta Port Authority and the directors of container terminal concessionaire TIDE have been unable to commence work on the new container handling facility, despite the fact this should have started in May.
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NewsManta side 2
With problems of draught inhibiting the development of ports all down the West Coast of South America, Ecuador''s Manta looks like being a tonic.
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NewsGuaymas tender defies downturn
Mexico''s Guaymas port authority has launched a tender to build and operate a container terminal at the facility.
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NewsEcuador side
Ecuador has its fair share of ports clambering for a piece of the South America west coast hub pie.
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Mexico must improve port supply chain
Mexico''s ports need to improve in all areas of the value chain, the director of the Transport and Communications ministry''s port tariffs department, Francisco Pastrana, has said.
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Ecuador main
The edges are blurred on aspirations versus reality for ports on South America''s Pacific coast where talk of hubs is in danger of remaining just that: talk. Michael Mackey reports
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Chilean ports plea
Chile''s National Association of Shipping Agents has urged the government to continue its privatisation programme after the recent suspension of tenders associated with the privatisation of both Valparaiso and San Antonio.
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NewsTough times
In a tough year on the US West Coast, those representing ports in Southern California have warned that port operators need more certainty if they are to invest for the future. Felicity Landon reports
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Philly box terminal
A new container terminal is to be built on land formerly occupied by the Navy at Philadelphia. This will be taken forward as a public-public partnership. A concession award is to be made by 2010 and the installation will become operational three years later.
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NewsBrazil investment
Brazil''s President Lula has signed a decree that will clarify rules for companies interested in investing in the South American country''s huge port infrastructure programme, paving the way for some Reais19bn ($9bn) of national and international port investment.
