TIDE in at Manta

In Ecuador, the Ministry of Transport and Public Works (MTOP) has made available a series of documents to the national Supervisory Commission, which is looking into the concession granted to Chile’s Agunsa (Agencias Universales SA), in respect of the operation of the Port of Manta. The Commission is currently investigating a series of irregularities across a number of such issues countrywide.

Chinese LED lighting specialist BiNY has announced a contract to provide its Industrial Internet of Lights (IIoL) for DP World’s new Posorja deepwater terminal in Ecuador. The project will be the first time that BiNY has supplied its ‘one-stop-shop’ LED lighting solution to DP World.

The country is turning to the private sector as it makes a bid to catch up with rival ports vying for West African cargo volumes

ICTSI has reported that its largest concession in the Americas, Contecon Guayaquil SA (CGSA) in Ecuador, has obtained government approval to handle ships up to 305m long at its Berths 2 and 3.

By the end of 2018 Hutchison port Holdings (HPH) plans to operate 36 remote controlled STS cranes at its terminals around the world.

Container volume through the busiest harbour in the US will exceed 16M TEU in 2017.