South America – Page 17
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NewsSantos deploys drones during vessel resupply
From this month, all vessel refuelling and resupplying at the Port of Santos will be monitored by drones, a move that the port authority hopes will boost security and identify leaks, which it can then move quickly to rectify.
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NewsColombia to add 17 new terminals
At least 17 new port terminals are planned over the next few years in Colombia.
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NewsMexico on course to double port capacity
Mexico’s Programa Nacional de Infraestructura (PNI), or National Infrastructure Program, aims to double existing port capacity by the end of 2018.
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NewsManta advancing on five fronts
Terminal Portuario de Manta (TPM), which is undertaking major regeneration wok at the northern Ecuadorian port, says it is working on five different projects simultaneously.
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NewsApproval given for four new tenders in Brazil
In Brazil, the Tribunal de Contas da União (Federal Court of Accounts) has given the go-ahead for tenders covering concessions for four terminals under the central government’s Programa de Parcerias de Investimentos (Investments Partnerships Programme).
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NewsCriticised San Antonio development to facilitate growth
A controversial new USD3.3bn outer port at Chile’s Port of San Antonio will be financed through port tariffs.
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NewsNo port bribery by Brazilian president
No evidence of corruption has been found in an investigation of Brazilian President Michel Temer over port concessions.
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NewsICTSI Guayaquil economic power recognised
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) subsidary Contecon Guayaquil SA (CGSA) has been recognised for its contribution to Ecuador’s growth.
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NewsBrazil's new chapter for port development
Brazil is dealing with its image problems when it comes to attracting foreign investment, reports Alex Hughes
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MSC negotiating second Montevideo box terminal
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is reported to be in negotiations to build a second container terminal in the Port of Montevideo, having put forward a proposal to the National Ports Authority (ANP) at the end of last year.
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San Antonio to be site of new Chilean port
Chile’s president, Michelle Bachelet, has announced that the country’s proposed new mega-port will definitely be built at San Antonio, on the southern coast of the Valparaíso Region.
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Chile to make decision by March on mega port
Chile’s Minister of Transport and Telecommunications, Paola Tapia, has said that the government should have reach a conclusion on a new mega port hub to serve the country’s central region by March 11.
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Esmeraldas could become northern Ecuador hub
The Port of Esmeraldas is being considered as a possible hub to serve the north of Ecuador.
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Port projects mooted for northern Chile
A number of high value port projects are being considered in the north of Chile.
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Antaq to allow more concessions
In Brazil, 51 requests for new private port installations have been referred to the national waterway transport agency Agência Nacional de Transportes Aquaviários (ANTAQ).
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Peruvian business against longer terminal concessions
In Peru, employers have stated that they want to see changes to the Ports Law to allow concessionaires to achieve higher levels of service and productivity, but are opposed to concessions being extended.
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Colombia to issue port expansion strategy
In March, Colombia is to issue its official policy towards port expansion.
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NewsYilport bemoans Bolívar ‘smear campaign’
Put up or go elsewhere and suffer: that seemed to be the main takeaway from a defiant statement from Yilport Holding’s (Yilport) boss following a call to examine Ecuador''s Puerto Bolívar port contract following protests by banana producers.
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NewsAPMT to appeal nullification of Quetzal concession
The Courts of Claims in Guatemala has declared null and void the concession contract held by APM Terminals for the Quetzal Container Terminal, Terminal de Contenedores Quetzal (TCQ).
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Exporters criticise Puerto Bolívar price hikes
In Ecuador, assembly member Carlos Falquez Batallas has called upon the State Comptroller General to undertake a “special examination of the pre-contract procedure and the execution of the contract as part of a public-private agreement between the government of former President Rafael Correa, the Port Authority of Puerto Bolívar and ...
