South America – Page 29
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NewsStrained relations
Argentina has been making life difficult for ports in neighbouring countries, explains Alex Hughes
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Chile boosts port infrastructure
Chile''s Under-secretary for Transport, Cristián Bowen, has announced that the government is to introduce a series of port upgrades over the next 20 years as a means of boosting competitiveness.
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‘No shortage’ of investor interest
There is “no shortage” of investor interest in the port and particularly the container terminal sector, according to consultant Drewry.
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NewsBrazilian operators under competition microscope
Tecon Salvador, Intermarítima Terminals, Tecon Rio Grande and Rodrimar Transport, Industrial Equipment and General Stores, which operate at the ports of Salvador, Rio Grande and Santos, have been referred to Brazil''s competition authority, CADE, in respect of possible anti-competitive practices.
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NewsAPMT seals the deal for Costa Rica terminal
APM Terminals (APMT) is playing its part in the modernisation of Costa Rica’s Limón/Moin port through the design, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of the new Moin Container Terminal (TCM).
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NewsColombia container hub aspirations
Colombia’s government wants to make the country “a great container hub of the Americas”, according to minister of transport, Natalia Abello Vives.
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NewsABB electrifies APMT Mexican terminal
ABB is to supply a complete electrification and crane automation solution for APM Terminals’ (APMT) new Mexican terminal at the Port of Lázaro Cárdenas.
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NewsTOC Americas 2014 begins
Over 500 participants are set to attend the fourteenth annual TOC Americas conference and exhibition, taking place in Cartagena, Columbia this week.
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NewsMexican expansion to add value to Veracruz
The Mexican port of Veracruz is set to more than quadruple in size following a US$1.77bn investment, which it says will keep it competitive.
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South American ports expand infrastructure
The first tender for a dedicated container terminal in the Port of Veracruz''s (Mexico) expansion area is to be issued in the first quarter of 2015.
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Mexican ports too expensive to retain transhipment
The Mexican Association of Shipping Agents (AMANAC) has called on national ports to improve their competitiveness through reduced tariffs, which are among the highest in the world.
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New ports legislation adopted in Chile
Chile’s Senate Committee on Labour and Social Security has adopted ‘Short Port Law’, amending the Labour Code and the Law on Occupational Accidents and Occupational Diseases for dockworkers.
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Problems remain with Santos dredging ambitions
While Santos Port Authority (CODESP) continues to harbour ambitions to deepen the existing draft of 13.2m, Brazil''s Chief Minister for Ports, César Borges has warned that over-budget quotes for the deepening works could stunt progress.
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NewsChilean port legislation could slash productivity
Chile’s so-called ‘Short law on ports’ could cut productivity by around 20%, according to Francesco Schiaffino, general manager of Valparaiso box handling facility Terminal Pacífico Sur (TPS).
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CODESP to adopt new management style
The appointment of Angelino Caputo de Oliveira as head of São Paulo State Dock Company (CODESP) is a further step towards centralised management of Brazilian port companies - which is a prerequisite of the new Ports Law adopted by nation in 2013.
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Uruguay concedes need for improved port infrastructure
Both the government of Uruguay and the country''s port operators agree that there are infrastructure deficiencies in ports as a result of an expansion of demand. The private sector is therefore demanding that work goes ahead on various projects to stop operating costs from increasing.
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Chilean workers strike over port law
Port workers in Chile have started an indefinite strike against a new law which affects their workers'' lunch and rest breaks.
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Panama port concessions not being built
Work has yet to start on any of the four terminal concessions approved by the government of outgoing Panamanian president, Ricardo Martinelli, between 2012-2014, according to Willys Delvalle, chairman of the Panama Maritime Chamber.
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Plan to nationalise ports in Buenos Aires province “absurd”
The deputy governor of the state of Buenos Aires, Gabriel Mariotto, has put forward a project to bring all ports within the province back under the direct control of local government, whilst boosting exports in Argentine-flagged vessels to a minimum of 50%.
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NewsMexico to double capacity within six years
Port infrastructure in Mexico is going to double in capacity over the next six years, according to Ricardo Martínez of the Ports and Merchant Marine.
