Saam Towage’s operations in Ecuador will be expanded with the acquisition of two tugs, the first of which arrived recently following a delivery voyage from its ..
Port of Guayaquil
ICTSI: Ecuadorian terminal handles world’s 1st carbon-neutral container shipment
Contecon Guayaquil (CGSA) recently handled the world’s first carbon neutral-certified container shipment, employing a logistics process involving environment-friendly supply chain players, from the…
Global Piracy on The Rise, COVID-19 Can Worsen It Further!
- Armed robbers regularly attack ships in and around the port of Guayaquil.
- Handling most of Ecuador’s agricultural and industrial imports and exports
- Ships moored along port’s quays or narrow river passages are easy prey for local criminal gangs.
- The first three months of 2020 have seen a 24% increase in pirate attacks.
- Coronavirus pandemic makes piracy even more of a problem in the coming months and years.
- Modern sea piracy often involves pirates in small fast boats.
- They board ships to rob...
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10,010 TEU Neopanamax Sets Ecuador Record after Port of Guayaquil Upgrades
The milestone was enabled by the dredging of the 95-kilometer main access channel leading to the port.
Dredging project in Guayaquil starts
The government of Guayaquil in Ecuador recently led the signing of a 25-year concession agreement with Luxembourg-based Jan De Nul Group for the deepening and maintenance of the 95-kilometer long access channel leading to the port of Guayaquil.
With dredging works expected to be completed within the first year of the concession, mega vessels will soon be able to enter the Port of Guayaquil – guaranteeing a new authorized draft of 12.5 meters at high tide, and 7.5 meters at the Guayas River. The...
Agreement signed for Ecuador dredging project
The Municipality of Guayaquil and Jan De Nul Group signed the concession agreement for the deepening and maintenance of the 95 kilometer long access channel to the port of Guayaquil. The contract was awarded on 5 October 2018 and the official signing ceremony took place today, at the Municipality of Guayaquil, in the presence of Jaime Nebot, the mayor, and other dignitaries. “This new challenge will firmly position Jan De Nul Group along the Pacific coast of Latin America,” says Jan...
http://container-news.com/agreement-signed-ecuador-dredging-project/
Guayaquil port to increase its competitiveness with country’s longest bridge construction project
The maritime port of Guayaquil stands to benefit from the Ecuadorian Government’s milestone infrastructure project that will see the construction of the country’s longest bridge.
Spanning 44.20 kilometers in total, the southern viaduct project will directly link the port and the South side of Guayaquil to the province of El Oro, and the south of the country via a new road.
The project involves the construction of two important bridges: an 855-meter bridge over estero Cobina, which is near the...
http://container-news.com/guayaquil-port-increase-competitiveness/
Port of Guayaquil dredging officially approved
Contecon Guayaquil SA (CGSA), the Ecuadorian subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), welcomes the recent decision by the Guayaquil government to dredge and maintain the channel leading to the Port of Guayaquil.
Through an international tender, the Technical Commission of the Municipality of Guayaquil last 5 October awarded a 25-year concession to the Luxembourg-based Jan De Nul Group, which will undertake the dredging and maintenance of the 95-km main access...