South America – Page 27
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NewsAPM Terminals makes moves into Colombia
APM Terminals has invested in Colombia to gain a foothold in what it views as one of the “most promising investment opportunities in the region”.
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NewsTwo new terminal concessions in Latin America
Following three years of uncertainty, Argentina''s General Ports Administration (AGP) is to issue a new tender covering the operation of Terminal 5 at the Port of Buenos Aires. The existing Bactssa concession officially expired in 2012, but has temporarily been extended.
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NewsPontal project to boost Brazilian port prospects
Brazil could see another major container terminal in the south of the country buoying up the competition between the eight other terminals which already exist in the region.
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NewsSão Sebastião to offer new container concession
The Brazilian port of São Sebastião is to put out to tender a new terminal requiring investment of $317m as part of a second tranche of concessions being put together by the central government.
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APM Terminals fined for Callao operations
APM Terminals has been fined a total of $501,399 since 2011 after having failed to fulfil certain conditions contained within its concession contract for its terminal at the North Quay at the Peruvian port of Callao.
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Mexico adds new terminals to development programme
Two new projects are under study in Mexico and could be added to the 25 already being implemented at a cost of $4.27bn. According to the Transport & Communications Ministry (SCT), a further two bulk terminals are now under consideration in Topolobampo and Veracruz.
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NewsBrazilian government changes rules on concessions
In Brazil, the government has announced a change of rules in respect of its second tranche of port concessions. Instead of the concessionaire being chosen on the basis of the lowest tariff offered to users, winners will be those offering the most money to the government, the so-called “cannon”.
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Chinese back Pacific-Atlantic rail bridge in South America
Chinese investors are advancing a rail project to link ports in Brazil with those in Peru. The proposed line, which will be 5,310 km long, would carry both agribulk and minerals.
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Colombia speeds up port concession procedure
In Colombia, the government has reduced the procedure for awarding port concessions from one year to five months.
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New concessions for Montevideo and Puerto Bolívar
The Uruguayan government''s decision to issue a second container terminal tender for the port of Montevideo has been received with surprise by Monetcon, which currently handles containers on the port''s multipurpose quays.
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$4.5bn earmarked for Mexican ports
In order to meet its objective of seeing both public and private investment of $4.5bn made in ports over the next six years, Mexico''s Transport Ministry (SCT) is to give the go ahead for the expansion and upgrading of a number of key port.
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NewsCuba's transhipment success rests on Mariel
Drewry Shipping Consultants says the new Mariel container terminal, TC Mariel, could help Cuba realise its potential as a regional transhipment hub, now that US relations are thawing, if it can overcome some other obstacles.
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NewsPlugging in
The competition for post-Canal expansion transhipment traffic is heating up, finds Martin Rushmere
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Rosario export cereals business reduced to chaos
In Argentina, labour disputes are resulting in long delays in the unloading of trucks laden with soya and corn at ports in the Rosario Metropolitan area, which handle 85% of the country''s outbound soya consignments.
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NewsHaiti aims for Caribbean hub status
Haiti’s first Panamax Port, Port Lafito, has taken another step towards Caribbean hub status with the announcement that Evergreen Marine and King Ocean Services will be using the port as a future port of call.
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NewsFinal go ahead given Brazil port concessions
The concession plan originally put forward by Brazil''s Ports Secretariat (SEP) some 18 months ago has finally been approved by the Federal Audit Court (TCU). This covers new terminals to be built in the Port of Santos, as well as in the north-eastern state of Pará, involving combined investment of ...
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NewsCMA CGM commits to Cuba
CMA CGM LOG, a subsidiary of CMA CGM Group, is developing its presence in Cuba after signing an agreement with the Cuban government to build a logistics hub at PSA-operated Port of Mariel.
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NewsPeru to put three ports out to tender in 2016
Peru''s Minister of Transport & Communications, José Gallardo, has announced that the ports of Chimbote (in the Ancash region), Salaverry (in Chiclayo) and Ilo (in Moquegua) will be put out to concession next year.
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International interest in Corozal port
Panama has received significant interest from global terminal operating companies in respect of the new Pacific port of Corozal.
