Chile debates “mega port”

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A proposed new mega-port in Chileā€™s central (V) region would triple the existing TEU handling capacity in the area, and would require inve...

Six buy into Talcahuano

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Six companies have acquired bidding documents associated with the rebuilding of the Chilean port of Talcahuano...

Chilean row rolls on

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The controversy over the plans to develop the ports of ValparaĆ­so and San Antonio in Chile (see WorldCargo News October 2010, pp34-35) show...

Chilean ports launch tenders

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New concessions will be awarded in Chile's leading container ports, San Antonio and ValparaĆ­so...

Better RTG control software

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Terminal Pacifico Sur ValparaĆ­so (TPSV) at the port of ValparaĆ­so in Chile is implementing new RTG control software from Hamburg Port Cons...

Los Reyes on verge of approval

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Chileā€™s Coastline Use Committee has signalled its approval for a concession to be granted for the Los Reyes Port project.This will require...

Linde FLTs for Chile

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Antofagasta Chile's Antofagasta Terminal Internacional has taken delivery of seven new Linde 7t FLTs at a cost of E369M (US$500,000) for gro...

Chile faces landside challenge

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Chileā€™s recent economic growth, led by exports of copper, salmon, fruit and vegetables, wine and forest products has been good news for th...

Mejillones on schedule…

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Work on Terminal 1 at Chile's new port of Mejillones, where an investment of US$ 120 mill is being made, is reportedly on schedule for openi...

Mejillones move

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Construction work at the new port of Mejillones in Chile's Region II are now slated to begin in September or October, as CPM, the arm of the...

On the up in Chile

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Traffic through the Port of San Antonio, Chile, rose 7 per cent to 4.3 mt in the first six months of this year, said port authority (EPSA) c...

Worshipping false gods?

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Ideas that ports on the South American west coast could become transhipment hubs are ļæ½almost certainly not realisticļæ½...