South America – Page 4
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NewsOvercoming congestion
APMT Callao has recently lost breakbulk cargo, principally due to congestion factors, but with new investment implemented is confident that it is back on track. Rob Ward reports
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NewsBA Changes
Reports in Argentina suggest that the General Administration of Ports of Argentina (AGP)…
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NewsParacas carves out its niche
‘One man’s gain is another’s pain’ as the old adage goes and this is the case with Puerto de Paracas which has made inroads into Callao’s general cargo traffic. But will it last? Rob Ward reviews developments
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NewsChancay: setbacks, environmental concerns but progress made
The construction of the new Chancay Port, a 992ha mixed use project, in which COSCO Shipping holds a 60 per cent stake and Volcan, a subsidiary of Swiss mining company Glencore, has faced recent setbacks but is still advancing.
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NewsSAAM completes terminal and logistics sale
SAAM has completed the sale of its port terminals and logistics operations to allow it to focus on its towage business
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NewsReputation matters in Costa Rica
The Government of Costa Rica in partnership with APM Terminals (APMT) Moin has confirmed the inauguration of two new container scanners.
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NewsVirtual MIT
Manzanillo International Terminal (MIT), Panama is introducing a new virtual training tool for its terminal yard tractor drivers from Tideworks.
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NewsDP World Callao builds green credentials
DP World Callao, in Peru, has received the first LNG powered vessel to berth along the West Coast of South America and is promising the container terminal will be carbon neutral by the year 2030.
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NewsTruck rule change
The Peruvian Association of Port Operators (ASPPOR) is calling for new regulations…
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NewsNews…94 so far…Uruguay
The Administracion Nacional de Puertos de Uruguay (ANP, or National Uruguayan Ports Authority)…
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NewsFIG floating dock
The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has launched a tender to build a new floating dock system to replace the moribund FIPASS dock…
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NewsSantos: Rethink underway
The direction of thinking on new container terminal concessions in Santos appears to be changing again. Rob Ward reports
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NewsA new lease of life
The prospects for DP World Santos have improved with the potential demise of the Superterminal plan opening the way for new investment
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NewsCosco launches Europe/South America service
Cosco’s new weekly service will cut transit times between Europe and South America
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NewsMSC and Wilson, Sons link
MSC is reportedly keen to buy a majority shareholding in Wilson, Sons, the Brazilian based diversified shipping, terminal operating and logistics company.
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NewsSuccess for CGSA
Contecon Guayaquil S.A. (CGSA), in Ecuador, has handled its largest ever vessel. The ICTSI operated termina…
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NewsPolluting Truck Grant
The first round of a new US$400 million grant programme targeting port electrification and efficiency improvements for trucking has opened. The scheme falls…
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NewsAPM Terminals invests in Brazil
APM Terminals is investing almost €1 billion in the company’s operations in Brazil, with a focus on the Port of Santos
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NewsColombian terminal installs 4.9G network
Colombia’s largest private hydrocarbon terminal is improving reliability with a new 4.9G network
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NewsItapoá Inspections
Itapoá Port in Brazil has introduced an HCVM XT cargo inspection system from Smiths Detection, a UK-based specialist in threat…
