South America – Page 39
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Lajes project halted in Brazil
All work on the projected Terminal Port of Lajes in Brazil has been halted by a court injunction taken out by the Federal Public Ministry.
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Paranaguá costs state producers $11bn in losses
Poor administration of the port of Paranaguá during a period of government ownership led to $11.28bn in losses for local producers, particularly those in the agriculture sector, a local economist has calculated.
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Chinese to build Puerto Cabello terminal
Bolivariana do Portos and China Harbour Engineering Company have signed a $520m contract to build a container terminal at the Venezuelan port of Cabello.
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Brazilian state muscles into ports
The Brazilian government is to renegotiate all contracts that ports have with the state, municipal government or private sector to allow it to have more influence in how they are managed.
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Solitary bid for Talcahuano
A third tender at the Port of Talcahuano has attracted just a single bid from Empresas Navieras Holding.
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Peru's neighbourly competition
Following agreements between Chile and Argentina to build a new rail tunnel and upgrade roads across the Andes to allow Chilean ports to handle more cargo, the Peruvian ports of Callao and Ilo are upping their game.
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President inks Manta concession
The president of Ecuador has signed a decree allowing the port of Manta to be offered as a single concession and an operator is expected to be in place by December.
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Santos to use ethanol-powered vehicles
Santos Brasil has converted 58 petrol-driven vehicles at its Santos container terminal to work with ethanol, which will cut CO2 emissions by 73%.
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More Peruvian ports make privatisation list
ProInversión is to privatise the Peruvian ports of General San Martín and San Juan de Marcona in 2012.
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Dominican Republic concession move
The Presidential Commission for Port Modernisation and Security in the Dominican Republic has said that it is considering reforms to existing port legislation.
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Bolivan bids to manage Arica rejected
A request by the government of Bolivia to be allowed to manage the Chilean port of Arica has been rejected by the government in Santiago.
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Dockers to strike at Valparaiso
Dockworkers at the port of Valparaiso have announced a strike after having failed to reach an agreement with port operator EPV in respect of the Terminal 2 and the Mall Plaza Barón development. Port unions want implementation of these two projects speeded up.
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Manaus tender scheduled for February
Brazil''s federal government has announcement that it will issue a tender for the port of Manaus by February 2012.
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Salvador’s growth aims to cut costs
Tecon Salvador SA has gained financing from Cordiant Capital to refurbish and double the terminal’s container handling capacity as well as cutting the costs for Brazil’s rising exports industry.
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Lazaro Cardenas concession decision imminent
A ruling on the concession for second container terminal at the Mexican port of Lázaro Cárdenas will be made in November.
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Six in the running for Talcahuano
A total of 11 groups have bought tender documents for the privatisation of the Chilean port of Talcahuano, of which six are said to be very interested. An award is expected on September 27 and the winner will be required to invest $75m.
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Parliament nod to La Union privatisation
The Parliament of El Salvador has approved legislation allowing the port of La Unión to be privatised. The facility was built at a cost of $187m and aims to enable the country to act as the regional distribution hub.
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Chilean operators oppose Panitao tender
Armasur, the professional body representing maritime transport operators in Chile, is opposing the concession to build the proposed Punta Panitao port in the south of the country.
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Montevideo must offload empties
Uruguay''s National Ports Authority (ANP) wants to move empty containers outside the port of Montevideo to avoid operational collapse at the container terminal.
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Productivity now mandatory at Santos
All concessionaires at the port of Santos will have to meet minimum productivity standards in future or risk having their concessions withdrawn.
