Wärtsilä Vessel Traffic Solution will make fogbound Peruvian port safer Wärtsilä Corporation, 18 March 2020 at 1.30 pm EET – The technology group Wärtsilä’s Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) solution will be installed in…
Hot Port News from GAC 17-Mar-2020 SPECIAL MEASURES ANNOUNCED, PORTS STILL OPERATIONAL Costa Rica BORDERS CLOSED, FLIGHTS SUSPENDED Peru COVID-19 CONTROL MEASURES Uruguay ENTRY/EXIT OF FOREIGN CITIZENS Ecuador FURTHER EXTENSION…
McQuilling and IFCHOR form Latin American JV New York/Lausanne – 26 September 2019 – Leading independent shipbrokers McQuilling Partners, Inc. and IFCHOR are pleased to announce the formation of McQ-IFCHOR SA, a joint…
OMFIF update Week 7 2019 11-15 February 2019 Vol.10 Ed.7 COMMENTARY Italy headed for ‘vicious’ debt crisis After a brief recovery, Italy has succumbed to its third recession in a…
August 10, 2017 – People living in remote and isolated Amazonian communities will now have access to primary healthcare, thanks to the support of a medical ship operated by Vine Trust…
Panoro Minerals helps propel Peru copper potential By James Brewer As a key copper-producing nation, Peru has a goal of becoming the world’s largest producer. “The infrastructure is there,” says…
Friend of the Sea, the international certification program for products from sustainable fishing and aquaculture, is one of the key players at this year’s LAQUA exhibition, premier Latin American event. Along with…
Adria (Italy), 22th June – Vittoria Shipyard has extended its horizons to the South American market. Over the past few days, the Adria-based firm – which is one of Italy’s largest builders…
10/06/2016 – Peru has acceded to the Ballast Water Management Convention (BWM Convention), the IMO treaty designed to counter the threat to marine ecosystems by potentially invasive species transported in…
Ian Taylor Peru chooses ASD 2810 for harbour duties in the Port of Callao Launching the business relationship between the two companies, Ian Taylor Peru has signed a contract with…
Modular dredger shipped to the Andes Reservoirs are notoriously tricky to maintain: from the surrounding area plenty of sand and silt is brought in by the river and the material…
Amidst the economic and geopolitical turmoil one should not lose the appetite for gains; John Faraclas explains: With plus four points, the BDI at 322 is more than an attractive…
Operations resumed in Callao, Peru’s largest port terminal on Friday, as operator APMT stepped “back from crisis” and signed a two year agreement delivering improved pay, health and union benefits…
ITF dockers’ section representatives meeting in Perth, Australia have backed the ITF-affiilated Peruvian SUTRAMPORPC union as it begins an indefinite strike today at APM Terminals’ (APMT) North Pier terminal in…
ITF dockers’ section representatives meeting in Perth, Australia, have backed the ITF-affiilated Peruvian SUTRAMPORPC union as it prepares to begin an indefinite strike at APM Terminals’ North Pier terminal in…
Unions from LAN Airlines and TAM Airlines from seven countries expand support for striking LAN Airlines workers Union leaders representing mechanics, pilots, flight attendants, and ground staff of LAN Airlines…
BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA – March 17, 2015 – (Marine NewsWire) Xantrex and Schneider Electric along with the NGO Gaia Watch travelled to Anexo Angola, a small village located 130…
Diplomatic circles in London enjoy an introduction to the artwork of Peru’s Marcela Muñoz Chávez, By James Brewer Marcela Muñoz Chávez, a Latin American artist of considerable distinction who diplomatically…
24 June 2014 – LAN and TAM airline union leaders from Argentina, Peru and Chile will be meeting in Lima, Peru today, in an effort to convince the company to provide…
20 June 2014 – The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) LATAM network reports that it is hearing of concerns from passengers due to fly on LAN and TAM planes during…
Commenting on this week’s warning actions by workers of the LATAM airline across Latin America, ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) civil aviation secretary Gabriel Mocho said: “A World Cup warning…
LATAM Airlines Refuses to Settle Worker Disputes in Peru and Argentina Despite Negotiating in Brazil Warnings of Flight Cancellations and Delays Continue into World Cup LATAM Airlines refuses to discuss…
FONASBA officially launched its “Lima Declaration” at the 2013 Annual Meeting held in Lima, Peru. This document is an appeal to governments, regulators and the maritime industry to recognise the…
Peru has hosted the 2013 IMO World Maritime Day Parallel Event, on 2 and 3 October 2013, with a seminar and other activities, focusing on this year’s World Maritime Day theme: “Sustainable Development:…