Ultramar buys into Rosario

Smart Bulk Terminal, a joint venture between Russian fertiliser shipper PhosAgro (70%) and Ultramar (30%), has commissioned a new RUB650M (US$15M) fertiliser terminal adjacent to the container terminal in the Yug-2 multipurpose complex in the Port of Ust-Luga. PhosAgro is one of the world’s largest producers of phosphate based fertiliser while Ultramar is Russia’s largest provider of container transport services for mineral products.

The date for awarding the concession for the port of Manta in Ecuador has been put back to 28 October, following the approval of the Technical Commission overseeing the process.

The operator of Chile’s most northerly port has published the first port emissions report in South America.

Local port operator Ultramar, part of the Von Appen group, has been awarded the concession to develop and operate the multi-purpose facilities at Chile’s Port of Coquimbo.

Local port operator Ultramar, part of the Von Appen group, has been awarded the concession to develop and operate the multi-purpose facilities at Chile’s Port of Coquimbo (see WorldCargo News September 2011, p11).

The contract signed between Peru’s public investment promotion body Proinversión and the Halcrow-Ikons-Chemonics consortium, which has been asked to draw up concessions for the ports of Paita, Pisco and Ilo, is being challenged by some politicians, sector analysts and port unions