South America – Page 24
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No to Buenos Aires port privatisation
Ports in the Argentinean province of Buenos Aires will not be privatised, Marcelo Lobbosco, heads of the ports department, has said.
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Work suspended on Colombia's Aguadulce port
The mayor of Colombia’s Buenaventura, Eliécer Arboleda, has ordered all work on the new Aguadulce port to be suspended.
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Minister signals go ahead for new Chilean hub port
Chile''s Foreign Minister used his Twitter account to confirm that construction will now go ahead of a new deep water port at San Antonio, in Valparaíso''s southern zone. The announcement co-incided with the opening of the new locks of the Panama Canal.
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Investors shy away from Brazil investment
Political instability, difficulties in securing finance and legal uncertainty resulting from changes to regulatory frameworks have combined to deter potential foreign investors to Brazilian infrastructure projects, according to Fernando Marcondes, partner at L.O. Baptist-SVMFA.
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NewsExpanded Panama Canal open for business
The first commercial transit of a neo-panamax vessel through the expanded Panama Canal took place on June 26, ushering in a new era of global trade.
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More delays to Brazilian concession programme
In Brazil, Wellington Moreira Franco, the minister responsible for the country’s port concession programme, has asked for patience in respect of difficulties that have emerged in implementation.
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Posorja to become major industrial zone
Otto Bottger, DP World''s commercial manager for the South American west coast and future director of the Posorja container terminal, has confirmed that the operator is to invest $1.2bn in its latest project.
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Contecon's Posorja legal challenge rejected
A request by Contecon, the ICTSI company which operates the container terminal at the port of Libertador Simón Bolívar de Guayaquil, to have DP World''s Posorja concession suspended as a precautionary measure has been turned down by Ecuador''s competition authority, the Superintendencia de Poder de Control de Mercado (SPCM).
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Auditor General investigates Quetzal contracts
Guatemala’s Auditor General, Carlos Mencos, has filed a criminal complaint in respect of 19 contracts that are in force in the Port of Quetzal (EPQ) on the grounds that they transfer public powers to the private sector.
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Contecon files claim against DPW
ICTSI''s Guayaquil subsidiary, Contecon, has filed a claim against DP World and Dubai World Corp to Ecuador''s Antitrust Agency, the Superintendent of Market Control (SCPM), for uncompetitive and monopoly practices in respect of their offering to construct and operate the deep water port at Posorja.
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NewsDP World wins Ecuador concession
DP World has won a 50 year concession for the development of a greenfield multi-purpose port project at Posorja, Ecuador.
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Puerto Quetzal concession revoked
Guatemala''s Presidential Commissioner, Enrique Godoy, revealed at a recent press conference that the government has sent around 30 contracts to the country''s Attorney General in respect of allegations of possible corruption surrounding concessions awarded for the expansion of facilities at Puerto Quetzal.
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Arica fears loss of traffic to Ilo
Port workers at the northern Chilean port of Arica say they are concerned by developments in the concession at the southern Peruvian port of Ilo, where a Bolivian company could potentially become the new concessionaire.
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NewsEarthquake puts back Manta concession
The bidding deadline for the Port of Manta concession in Ecuador has been extended by a further 30 days as a result of the 7.8 degree earthquake that struck the country on April 16.
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Investigation on Puerto Quetzal bribes
Interpol is seeking the whereabouts of Spanish businessman Ángel Pérez-Maura for allegedly paying bribes of $24m in respect of a port concession in Guatemala.
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NewsFour operators pre-qualify for Corozal
Four port operators have pre-qualified for Request for Qualifications to design, develop, finance, construct, operate and maintain Panama’s Corozal Container Terminal.
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Manta future still not clear
The previous announcement by Ecuador''s president Rafael Correa that the Chilean company Agunsa would be awarded a concession to operate the expanded port of Manta now seems to have been a little premature.
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New Brazilian Ports Minister resigns
Brazil''s Ports Minister, Helder Barbalho, has resigned from the government of President Dilma Rousseff, who is currently under threat of impeachment.
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Brazilian port industry suffering investment shortage
A combination of Brazil''s political and economic crises is beginning to leave its mark on the country''s ports industry.
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NewsTCP investment plan approval
Terminal de Contêineres de Paranaguá (TCP) has signed a contract extension with the Secretaria de Portos (SEP), the Brazilian government body, which includes an investment plan of R$1.1 billion (US$310 million).
