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    …and US $1.5 billion naval base project is a go

    2026-03-12T16:21:00Z

    The US Department of State has also announced a US$1.5bn project at Callao to modernise Peru’s naval base, in a move seen as seeking to counter Chinese influence in the region and wider Latin American continent.

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    ​Callao US $550 million investment triggered…

    2026-03-12T15:56:00Z

    APM Terminals (APMT) has commenced a new US$550 million investment at its Port of Callao, Peru, multipurpose terminal.

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    A significant year beckons

    2026-03-05T17:00:00Z

    With growing political and economic interest in Latin America on the part of China, Dean Davison looks at trade developments and potential future implications in several key locations

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    Inchcape strengthens South American presence

    2026-01-14T12:38:00Z

    Inchcape has opened an office in Mollendo to expand port agency services and strengthen support for Peruvian trade

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    Embracing reefer trade

    2025-03-07T12:38:00Z

    The West Coast of South America is a key part of the reefer supply chains providing many different products to global markets. AJ Keyes assesses why Chile and Peru are so integral to these trade lanes

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    Chancay – high risk?

    2024-09-26T12:00:00Z

    Significant new capacity is due on stream at the port of Chancay, Peru. For this to succeed as an investment it will require the alignment of several key factors. Andrew Penfold takes a look. What are the lessons for other southern port developments?

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    Peru’s megaport to set new standards

    2024-07-17T14:10:00Z

    Peru is set to transform its port infrastructure and boost the economy with the development of a new megaport at Chancay

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    San Antonio megaproject

    2024-05-30T12:00:00Z

    Port stakeholders want to see more momentum behind the San Antonio new port Megaproject as a path to fending off new competition. Rob Ward reports

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    Competition builds

    2024-04-19T11:00:00Z

    APMT Callao has been resourceful and navigated through a difficult year by capturing transshipment cargo. But does this just portend the shape of things to come as competition for cargo hots up? Rob Ward investigates

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    Brazilian blight

    2023-11-24T12:00:00Z

    Brazilian ports have been hit by a double weather whammy of both drought and flood, almost of Biblical proportions. Rob Ward charts events

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    Paracas AI Cameras

    2023-10-09T16:31:00Z

    Peru’s Port of Paracas has installed new cameras that offer 4k UHD resolution wind resistant up to 290 km/h…

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    Paracas carves out its niche

    2023-10-09T16:31:00Z

    ‘One man’s gain is another’s pain’ as the old adage goes and this is the case with Puerto de Paracas which has made inroads into Callao’s general cargo traffic. But will it last? Rob Ward reviews developments

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    Chancay: setbacks, environmental concerns but progress made

    2023-10-09T16:31:00Z

    The construction of the new Chancay Port, a 992ha mixed use project, in which COSCO Shipping holds a 60 per cent stake and Volcan, a subsidiary of Swiss mining company Glencore, has faced recent setbacks but is still advancing. 

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    Overcoming congestion

    2023-10-09T16:31:00Z

    APMT Callao has recently lost breakbulk cargo, principally due to congestion factors, but with new investment implemented is confident that it is back on track. Rob Ward reports

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    DP World Callao builds green credentials

    2023-07-26T08:00:00Z

    DP World Callao, in Peru, has received the first LNG powered vessel to berth along the West Coast of South America and is promising the container terminal will be carbon neutral by the year 2030.

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    Paita’s agri-product play

    2022-10-27T13:10:00Z

    The northern Peruvian port of Paita is making its mark in the agri-products export business and there are expectations of even better things to come. Rob Ward reports

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    Hub to fuel service changes?

    2022-10-27T13:10:00Z

    The new hub port of Chancay could open the door to substantial changes on how liner operators serve WCSA. Rob Ward unveils the thinking