Manta bidding time extended

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.

Liebherr Group has orders for two intermodal RMGs and has just placed another LPS 420 crane in the Russian market; four Vityaz double-lever cranes from SMM SevMorMontazh have recently been delivered to the same customer

APM Terminals in Los Angeles claims a container exchange record on a North American call.

The International Longshoremen’s Association has agreed a new 6-year Master Contract.

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.

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.