APMT wins Callao concession

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APM Terminals (APMT) has beaten off the challenge of a consortium formed by Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH), Port Investment Ltd and Sino Inve...

DP World up 14% in 2010

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Global marine terminal operator DP World handled 49.6M TEU across its portfolio of 50 operating terminals in 28 countries in 2010, an increa...

Pisco plans delayed

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Peru’s public investment entity, Proinversión, is not now expected to issue a new concession for the port of Pisco until early 2010. Unde...

Peru ports row

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The contract signed between Peru’s public investment promotion body Proinversión and the Halcrow-Ikons-Chemonics consortium, which has be...

Work starts in Callao

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A foundation stone laying ceremony took place at the end of last month to mark the official start of construction of DP World’s new contai...

Callao for DPW…

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As briefly reported in last month’s WorldCargo News (p11), a consortium of DP World and Uniport of Bilbao, Spain has been granted a 30 yea...

Chile faces landside challenge

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

Romero objection

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Dear Sir, I refer to the report on Peru’s new port law in the February 2004 issue of WorldCargo News (p11), which implied that Romero Grou...

Peru drafts new port law

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A new ports law in Peru could end attempts by groups to establish monopolies at national ports. This, it is claimed, is exactly what the Rom...

Mobile cranes for Callao?

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Callao-based stevedore Neptunia wants to install a harbour mobile crane on the Peruvian port's No 5 quay....

…shock for Arica

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For the first time ever, Chile's Port of Arica handled less cargo last year than Matarani, its near neighbour and competitor in southern Per...