South America

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Rio Brasil Terminal (RBT), the International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) operation at the Port of Rio de Janeiro, has strengthened its operational capabilities with the arrival of two new quay cranes as part of a long-term expansion and modernisation…

24th June 2026

RBT expands with new cranes

24th June 2026

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

APM Terminals has officially delivered its new container terminal at the Port of Suape in Pernambuco, marking a major milestone in Brazil’s logistics infrastructure as the facility enters its final stages before commencing operations.

22nd June 2026

APMT delivers landmark Brazilian terminal

22nd June 2026

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Tecon Suape has strengthened cargo security and operational efficiency with the deployment of a new container scanner at its terminal in Brazil’s Suape Industrial Port Complex.

11th June 2026

Tecon Suape deploys new scanner

11th June 2026

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

There is a big element of déjà vu in International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI’s) challenge to the award of the concession for Costa Rica’s Puerto Caldera to the Sunset Consortium, a…

18th May 2026

Costa Rica controversy builds

18th May 2026

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Costa Rica’s Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) has accepted an appeal filed by International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) over its exclusion from the Puerto Caldera port terminal tender…

14th May 2026

ICTSI appeal triggers tender review

14th May 2026

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Wilson Sons has begun its first drone operations in Guanabara Bay, marking a new phase in offshore logistics for the Brazilian port and maritime sector.

29th April 2026

Wilson Sons launches drone trials

29th April 2026

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

APM Terminals Lázaro Cárdenas has inaugurated the Phase II expansion of its container terminal and announced the immediate start of Phase III, supported by more than US$350 million in investment.

20th March 2026

APM Terminals continues Lázaro expansion

20th March 2026

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

The US Department of State has also announced a US$1.5bn project at Callao to modernise Peru’s naval base, in a move seen as seeking to counter Chinese influence in the region and…

12th March 2026

…and US $1.5 billion naval base project is a go

12th March 2026

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

APM Terminals (APMT) has commenced a new US$550 million investment at its Port of Callao, Peru, multipurpose terminal.

12th March 2026

​Callao US $550 million investment triggered…

12th March 2026

WORLD

WORLD

With growing political and economic interest in Latin America on the part of China, Dean Davison looks at trade developments and potential future implications in several key locations

5th March 2026

A significant year beckons

5th March 2026