South America – Page 15
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NewsSantos argues for more port decentralisation
The Port of Santos, which accounts for one third of all Brazil’s import-export traffic, is currently managed by the state-owned Companhia Docas do Estado de São Paulo, which reports directly to the federal government.
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NewsAnesco lobbies Spanish government
A delegation of the Spanish stevedores’ owners association Anesco has met Ornella Chacón, president of the national ports authority Puertos del Estado, to stress the need to expedite the necessary regulatory environment for Spain’s new stevedoring legislation.
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NewsRotterdam ready to work with Pecém
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has received the green light from the Netherlands’ Ministry of Finance and the municipality of Rotterdam for work with Brazil’s Port of Pecém.
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NewsSolution to Buenos Aires concerns?
Following a referral to Argentina’s competition authority, Comisión Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia (CNDC), for “conduct and restrictive acts of competition in the Port of Buenos Aires”, where Maersk, Hamburg Süd and APM Terminals effectively dominate container trade, local online press resource iProfesional has reported that Maersk has put ...
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NewsManaus terminal operators in legal dispute
The four-year legal dispute between Super Terminais and Porto Chibatão in Manaus in Brazil shows no sign of being resolved.
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NewsIquique lacks adequate infrastructure
A report set up in October 2017 by the World Bank to look into the performance of free zones in Chile has found that Iquique has faced problems because of outdated infrastructure.
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NewsOperators squabble at Buenos Aires
The Argentinian government’s decision to unify the Port of Buenos Aires’ five box terminals under the single operator in 2019 has caused skirmishes to break out between some of the existing operators.
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News$100m development of Matamoros port
In Mexico, a Puerto de Matamoros development plan that includes a multipurpose terminal will require overall investment of $100m.
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NewsINTERNATIONAL EXPERTS WILL BE PART OF A HEATED DEBATE DURING THE AAPA CONVENTION IN VALPARAISO
Renowned international experts will take part in the debates scheduled for the 107th Convention of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) that, for the first time in its history, will take place in South America, with Valparaiso as its venue.
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NewsSan Antonio operating near capacity
A study undertaken by the Chilean construction association Cámara Chilena de la Construcción (CchC) has found that the Port of San Antonio is handling 18.5m tonnes annually, close to the engineering capacity of the existing infrastructure.
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NewsBrazil expands handling capacity
In Brazil, the national waterway transportation agency Agência Nacional de Transportes Aquaviários (ANTAQ) has authorised Chibatão Navegação e Comércio to expand operations by adding 400 m of quay at the Port of Manaus.
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NewsBrazil needs US$6.7bn of new infrastructure
A study drawn up by the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) has warned that Brazil needs to invest $6.67bn in port infrastructure by 2040. This investment is needed if Brazil is to be able to incorporate new technological changes that will enter the sector in the years to come ...
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NewsCarib and Latin America investment shortfall
The Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina, or Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), has issued a study it has undertaken into port investment in Latin America and the Caribbean up to 2040 that suggests a spend of €50bn is necessary over the next two years.
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NewsPeruvian ports need $2bn of new investment
Guillermo Bouroncle, managing director of Peru’s national port authority, Autoridad Portuaria Nacional (APN), recently explained that national ports needed investment totalling $2.014bn.
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NewsCoup in Nicaragua damages port revenues
Nicaragua’s Empresa Portuaria Nacional (EPN, or National Port Company) executive president, Virgilio Silva, has said that the government is well aware of the negative impact that the political crisis in the country is having on its maritime ports.
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NewsNew round of port tenders in Brazil
In Brazil, the Agência Nacional de Transportes Aquaviários (“National Waterway Transportation Agency”, or ANTAQ) has announced five new port terminals will be put out to tender in July and September.
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NewsChilean ports need investment
The Chilean construction association Cámara Chilena de la Construcción has calculated that Chile needs to invest $5.242bn in port infrastructure from 2018 to 2027.
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Angola to end Caioporto concession
The Angolan government wants to terminate Caioporto’s concession contract to operate the Caio deep-water port in Cabinda.
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No pressing need for megaport, say Chile agents
Carlos Manterola, vice president of Chile’s National Association of Shipping Agents (Asonave), says that while the organisation is not against the construction of a major new deep water port, “now is not the moment” to make the necessary level of investment. Instead, he would like to see the resources spent ...
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Major investment in Chancay and Ilo
The Chinese ambassador in Lima has stated that Cosco Shipping Holdings is to build and manage the Port of Chancay, which is located some 58 kilometres north of the Peruvian capital. It will invest $2bn.
