South America – Page 23
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Finally, a bid for Manta port concession
Against all expectations, the Chilean company Agunsa has entered a bid, involving $175m of investment, for the concession to operate Ecuador’s port of Manta.
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Engineering suspended at Suape pending investigation
The Accounts Tribunal of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco (TCE) has stepped in to halt a project to rebuild and reinforce the breakwater at the Port of Suape at a cost of $156m. The contract was due to be carried out by Infinito Engenharia Ltda.
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NewsPanama Canal issues request for proposals
The Panama Canal Authority has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to four pre-qualified port operators selected to compete for the concession to design, develop, finance, construct, operate and maintain Corozal Container Terminal, located in the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal.
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Manta concession loses only bidder
Walter Solís has been forced to quit his job as Ecuador’s Minister of Transport and Public Works following his strategic error in extending the bidding process for the Port of Manta by a further 60 days.
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Budget squeeze hits Mexican ports
It appears that, of the 13 ongoing port projects in Mexico, 11 are at risk of having no continuity funding available to them in the 2017 federal budget.
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NewsReality check
Bigger ships are now a reality for West Coast South America ports. Alex Hughes reports
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Disquiet over Manta concession emerges
Kevin Lazo has been relieved of his post as head of Manta Port Authority (APM), in Ecuador, and replaced by Mr José Miguel García Auz.
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State banks to finance Brazilian ports
As part of an infrastructure investment programme at Brazilian ports introduced by the new government of Michel Temer, finance could be forthcoming from state banks, such as the Caixa Econômica Federal (CEF) and the Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES).
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NewsAPMT at risk of losing Callao concession
Peru’s Public Use Transport Infrastructure Investment Supervisory Body (Ositran) is reportedly not happy with work completed so far by APM Terminals at the North Quay in the port of Callao.
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NewsOpen season
Central American ports looking to cash in on the Panama Canal''s expansion. Alex Hughes reports
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Five new port projects for Suape
Thiago Norões, secretary of state for Economic Development in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, has revealed that projects valued at $650m will be put out to tender at the Port of Suape as part of its Logistics Investment Programme.
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Funds dry up for Itajaí
Maurício Quintella Lessa, the Brazilian Minister for Transport, Ports and Civil Aviation, has confirmed that funds are not available for the second phase development of the basin at Itajaí Port Complex, which encompasses the ports of Itajaí e Navegantes.
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Guaymas to play complementary role to Long Beach
In Mexico, the Sonora state government is promoting the Port of Guaymas as a complementary port to that of Long Beach, in California.
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Colombia needs to confront its logistics bottlenecks
In Colombia, the government and private sector have put together a logistics committee to tackle bottlenecks.
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NewsYilport seals Puerto Bolívar deal
Yildirim Group’s subsidiary Yilport Holding has secured the rights to Puerto Bolívar Port in Ecuador.
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Iquique Phase 2 work to start early next year
Phase 2 development of Iquique port in northern Chile should start by October at the latest, according to Iquique Port Company (EPI), when the bidding process is expected to be launched.
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NewsAdvent mulls Brazilian port sale
Advent International is said to be considering a sale of its stake in the Brazilian container port, Terminal de Conteineres de Paranagua SA, according to local sources.
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All change for Buenos Aires
In the first half of 2017, the government of Argentina is to launch a tender linked to land reclamation in the port of Buenos Aires, which aims to create new quays able to accommodate the largest vessels afloat.
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Brazil investigates BNDES’ bankrolling of Mariel
The Brazilian Minister of Transparency, Monitoring and Control, Torquato Jardim, has revealed that he is investigating why Brazil helped finance construction of the Cuban Port of Mariel. Explaining the reason for the investigation, he noted: “It generates no market for the Brazilians.”
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NewsEcuador showcases port potential
The government of Ecuador has calculated that foreign investment in its ports will have reached $2.1bn by the end of the current year, according to vice president Jorge Glas.
