Will PPP help Oakland realise its potential?
The port of Oakland is hopeful its plans for expansion will attract private investment and bring in more Asian business, writes Rachael White

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US west coast (Page 6)

Southern California finds little room to manoeuvre
Concerns about pollution are holding back vital expansion plans for the ports

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Colombia (Page 9)

Major operators' hopes for good fortune port
Soaring trade with Asia has brought Buenaventura to the attention of two international developers, writes Rainbow Nelson

Colombia (Page 11)

ictsi revises plans for new buenaventura hub
ICTSI has set its sights on winning 50% of box traffic in Buenaventura, Colombia's most important port for domestic cargo, with the development of a greenfield container terminal in Aguadulce.

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Colombia (Page 12)

Local operator pays for the latest in technology
Companies invest in infrastructure, equipment and IT as competition to become the country's number one operator hots up, writes Benedict Young in Colombia

Colombia (Page 13)

Contecar: 'terminal of the future'
The port of Cartagena could soon boast a state-of-the-art container terminal to rival APM Terminals Virginia or HHLA's automated facitily in Hamburg, according to Giovanni Benedetti, commercial manager of Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Cartagena (SPRC).

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Ecuador (Page 14)

Triumvirate vie for west coast banana trade
Ecuador is carving out a position as a force to be reckoned with in the region's burgeoning port network, writes Rainbow Nelson

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Brazil (Page 17)

Terminal developers rise to Amazonian task
Business opportunities in the north of the country have prompted two operators to devise plans for hubs on the Amazon, writes Rainbow Nelson

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Central America (Page 20)

Developments pick up on back of Panama
Ports are setting out to capitalise on capacity constraints at the Panama Canal to become a vital cog in Latin American logistics, writes Rainbow Nelson

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Caribbean (Page 22)

Wider Panama locks hold key to trade boom
Transhipment hubs are preparing to take their expansion plans up a gear, with the imminent arrival of new super post-panamax tonnage, writes Rainbow Nelson

Caribbean (Page 23)

Cuban terminal close to expansion approval
Fidel Castro may have handed over the reigns of power to his brother Raul after nearly 50 years in charge of Cuba, but it is business as usual for the island's principal container terminal, Terminal de Contenedores de Havana (TCH).

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Canada (Page 25)

Canadian ports set to turn over a new leaf
Political reforms look to trigger investment in terminal facilities, writes Mike King

canada marine act - the reforms

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Canada (Page 27)

financing secured for new facility in northern nova scotia
Plans for a new container terminal on Canada's Atlantic coast have taken a further step forward after officials from Melford International Terminal (MIT) said initial financing for a new 1.5m teu facility at the site in Nova Scotia has been secured.

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Mexico (Page 29)

The next Mexican wave
Port concessions are being fought over by a number of investors looking to break into a burgeoning market, writes Rainbow Nelson

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Interview (Page 32)

Paul Gallie
Captain Paul Gallie, general manager of Terminales Internacionales

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