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Special Report-Colombia Ports, shipyards


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Infrastructure struggles to keep pace with recovery
AT A macroeconomic level Colombia continues to post growth of more than 4%, largely as a result of increased stability and a reduction in key indices of violence that have helped re-activate economic confidence.
Colombia’s most important ports are badly in need of investment to allow country to become competitive, writes Rainbow Nelson
Friday 23 February 2007

Rivals battle it out for Barranquilla supremacy
INTERNAL competition in the port of Barranquilla is heating up. Following Sociedad Portuaria del Norte’s decision to ramp up its operations in the port, the Coremar Group has officially entered the fray with its $37m Palermo Port project.
Coremar’s $37m Palermo Port project is set to challenge Sociedad Portuaria del Norte’s recent expansion plans
Friday 23 February 2007

Coal and nickel sectors dig deep to become competitive
REFORM of Colombia’s mining regulations have provided a healthy push for the coal and nickel industry, the backbone of the country’s commodity trade.
Leading Colombian mining majors focus on ports, rail and inland waterway solutions to maximise their future returns
Friday 23 February 2007

Santa Marta eyes Caribbean container trades for future growth
THE port of Santa Marta, equipped with the deepest natural drought in Colombia, is moving into the growth area of containers in a bid to take a slice of the Caribbean transhipment market.
Friday 23 February 2007

Confident Cartegena elects to go it alone with $300m terminal expansion
IT IS A measure of the confidence of the management of the Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Cartagena that it has opted to refuse overtures from the world’s largest container operator, Hutchison Port Holdings.
Friday 23 February 2007

Buenaventura has mountain to climb as landslides threaten port’s wellbeing
THE port of Buenaventura has a steep challenge ahead to reverse months of disruptions and severe delays.
Friday 23 February 2007

Coremar and Intertug target offshore, salvage and international sectors
WITH Colombia’s harbour assistance towage market well covered, the country’s two leading tug operators, Coremar and Intertug, are diverting their attention to international markets, salvage operations and opportunities in the offshore sector.
Friday 23 February 2007

Cotecmar out to become Caribbean’s top yard
STATE-owned shipbuilder and shiprepair specialist Cotecmar is raising its international profile with initiatives designed to take it closer to its dream of being the Caribbean’s most important shipyard.
Friday 23 February 2007

Historic Cartagena regains its place on the cruise map
CARTAGENA has been put back on the cruise map following the decision of Royal Caribbean to bring vessels back to the Caribbean port.
Friday 23 February 2007


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