South America

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Key politicians spoke big investment stories at the recent Intermodal South America Conference and trade show held in Sao Paulo, Brazil

19th April 2024

Big investments scheduled

19th April 2024

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Konecranes has confirmed successful completion of a largescale order for Eldorado Brasil’s new cellulose terminal in the Port of Santos, Brazil, with the provision of two gantry cranes and seven fork lift units.

27th February 2024

…And major order for Eldorado Brasil

27th February 2024

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazil’s new Minister for Ports and Shipping was the headline act at this year’s Intermodal South America trade show and conference. 

21st April 2023

Brazil’s new political dimensions

21st April 2023

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) has confirmed that its Cargo Release application is now available in Mexico and Panama, as part of a roll-out across Latin America.

27th October 2022

GSBN in LatAm

27th October 2022

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

 

30th June 2022

Antofagasta Concession

30th June 2022

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

After a torrid 2020, operators of Brazil’s ro-ro terminals are hoping for a significant improvement in vehicles handled this year but challenges remain. Rob Ward investigates.

24th May 2021

BRAZIL RO-RO CHALLENGES

24th May 2021

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazil’s ports are facing a national 24-hour strike that could significantly impact shipping operations.

10th May 2021

Brazil’s ports face national strike

10th May 2021

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The latest phase of Brazilian port privatisation and terminal concessioning is rolling out.Rob Ward talks exclusively to the country’s Minister for Ports and Waterways.

19th April 2021

BRAZIL ROLLS OUT PRIVATISATION PROGRAMME

19th April 2021

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A new partnership aims to accelerate the digitilisation of Brazilian ports and develop an approach to more sustainable and efficient port calls in the country.

11th February 2021

Brazilian ports digitilisation partnership

11th February 2021

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Armageddon, or the end of the current concession road at least, almost came for the threecontainer terminals that operate out of Puerto Nuevo, in Buenos Aires. Rob Ward investigates.

5th July 2020

BA CONCESSIONS EXTENDED

5th July 2020

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Port operators in Brazil have reacted positively, if at first tentatively, to combat the effectsof the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) on the supply chain, as Rob Ward confirms.

11th May 2020

BEING ON A WAR FOOTING

11th May 2020

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Home-grown Brazilian container port terminal operators could soon be extinct, as they face increasing competition. Rob Ward charts the transition.

18th February 2020

DEAD AS A DODO IN BRAZIL?

18th February 2020

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The formal launch of the Buenos Aires port tender for a single company to develop and operate one large container terminal facility is underway but not without controversy dogging its footsteps.

24th June 2019

Buenos Aires contentious concession cocktail

24th June 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Chilean port company Empresa Portuaria Valparaíso (EPV) is determined to continue with a project to build Terminal 2 (T2) at Valparaíso to allow it to compete with San Antonio.

6th June 2019

EPV to push ahead with new T2 tender

6th June 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Argentina’s Ministry of Transport has approved the specifications of an international public tender to operate the renewed Port of Buenos Aires for the next 50 years.

9th May 2019

Buenos Aires $760m tender imminent

9th May 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The government of Guatemala must invest $133m into its ports’ network in order to reduce congestion and improve operations at existing terminals, according to officials.

7th May 2019

Guatemala invests to eliminate port congestion

7th May 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Ports in Latin America and the Caribbean saw container throughput rise by 7.7% year-on-year in 2018.

5th April 2019

Box throughput up in Latin America

5th April 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Grupo Libra will close its Libra Terminais operation at the Port of Santos after CMA CGM switched three services to other terminals and the terminal operator feels the strain of its struggle…

1st April 2019

Debt and service losses force terminal closures

1st April 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In Brazil, incoming President Jair Bolsonaro has announced that the port secretariat is to issue tenders for ten port concessions in the first six months of this year. Of these, four will…

21st February 2019

Brazil readies ten new concessions

21st February 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) is to fund construction of the São Mateus private port project, located in the north of the state of Espírito Santo in Brazil. In total,…

28th January 2019

Abu Dhabi fund to bankroll Brazilian port

28th January 2019