South America

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Guyana is to take receipt of its first mobile harbour cranes in Q2 this year when two Generation 6 Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Cranes arrive.

24th February 2023

First mobile harbour cranes for Guyana

24th February 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Porto Itapoá will be the first port in South America to use remote-controlled rubber-tyred gantry cranes.

23rd February 2023

First South American port to use autonomous RTGs

23rd February 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

A leading Chilean logistics association has joined in with the country’s Maritime and Port Chamber (Camport) in calling for increased “public-private co-ordination” to combat violent criminal gangs stealing from container operators.

8th February 2023

Chile call to cut violent crime

8th February 2023

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

The International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) subsidiary in Mexico, Contecon Manzanillo (CMSA), has commenced the third phase of its expansion project. 

8th February 2023

Contecon Grows

8th February 2023

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Porto Itapoá, the rapidly growing container terminal in southern Brazil…

8th February 2023

Itapoa Upgrade

8th February 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

December’s World Cup in Qatar gave a massive boost to Tecon Rio Grande (TRG), the box terminal owned and operated by Wilson, Sons in Brazil’s southernmost state.

8th February 2023

Football Crazy

8th February 2023

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Vitoria, the first Brazilian port authority to be privatised has just announced its first concession, a contract with TechnipFMC, a global Franco-American oil and gas company.

8th February 2023

Vitoria delivers first concession

8th February 2023

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

With the change of port administration in Santos there are concerns about a return to political interference but there is universal agreement on the need for new investment. Rob Ward details the…

8th February 2023

Santos: politics & priorities

8th February 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The outgoing Santos port administration has turned in record profits, but the new Ports Minister has signalled he does not see a future for the proposed whole port privatisation. Rob Ward explains

8th February 2023

All change at Santos

8th February 2023

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (PATT) has ordered a fleet of Konecranes port equipment to save fuel and boost efficiency.

7th February 2023

New lift trucks will boost container handling efficiency

7th February 2023