South America

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

APM Terminals Pecém has recorded its strongest half-year performance to date, handling 325,478 teu from January to June 2025, a 38% increase over the same period in 2024.

8th August 2025

APMT Pecém announces major expansion

8th August 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Hanseatic Global Terminals has officially launched Hanseatic Global Terminals Latin America, marking its first regional expansion and establishing Santiago as its headquarters for operations across both North and South America.

4th August 2025

Hanseatic expands into Latin America

4th August 2025

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Technically it may not be misuse of the legal system but morally, matters are not so clear cut. Mike Mundy dissects the real basis of APMT’s legal challenges over Tecon 10, Santos…

28th July 2025

The law is an ass?

28th July 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Peru has marked a significant milestone in its port infrastructure with the inauguration of Stage 3A of the North Terminal modernisation at the Port of Callao.

23rd July 2025

Peru completes major port upgrade

23rd July 2025

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

As key Mexican ports along the Pacific coast grapple with increasing congestion and dispatch delays, Terminal Marítima de Mazatlán (Tmaz) is emerging as a powerful and efficient alternative to ensure supply chain…

16th June 2025

Tmaz strengthens Pacific supply chain

16th June 2025

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

SAAM Terminals has deployed a new training tool to help teach new crane operators and retrain existing personnel at ports across Chile.

3rd April 2025

SAAM Terminals unveils advanced crane simulator

3rd April 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

A historic partnership between Porto de São Francisco do Sul and Porto Itapoá has been formed to widen and deepen the access channel to Babitonga Bay on Brazil’s southern coast.

26th March 2025

Brazil’s first public-private dredging partnership

26th March 2025

WORLD

WORLD

This is the year that promises to bring to the market the STS 10 container terminal opportunity in Santos, Brazil – the so-called jewel in the crown in Brazil’s port privatisation programme. Rob…

7th March 2025

Full steam ahead

7th March 2025

WORLD

WORLD

Mexico’s container ports had a good 2024, with further volume growth. AJ Keyes assesses what expansion plans are ongoing in the country and asks whether there are expected to be any space…

7th March 2025

Capacity Concerns? Not here….

7th March 2025

WORLD

WORLD

The West Coast of South America is a key part of the reefer supply chains providing many different products to global markets. AJ Keyes assesses why Chile and Peru are so integral to these…

7th March 2025

Embracing reefer trade

7th March 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

AJ Keyes looks at developments in Chile’s leading ports and asks if any change to the status quo is anticipated in this important Latin American location

7th March 2025

Chile: onwards and upwards

7th March 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

ShibataFenderTeam has provided an advanced fender solution for the expansion of the Port of Nueva Palmira in Uruguay, a crucial hub for South American inland waterway navigation.

16th January 2025

ShibataFenderTeam aids Nueva Palmira expansion

16th January 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

ShibataFender has showcased its engineering expertise at the Rio de Janeiro port expansion being led by International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI).

4th December 2024

Fender expertise in Rio de Janeiro’s port expansion

4th December 2024

WORLD

WORLD

Brazil’s port sector could see significant improvements in logistics, cost efficiency and international competitiveness if it adopts a ‘hub-and-spoke’ model, according to a new technical study.

2nd December 2024

Study urges hub-and-spoke model for Brazil

2nd December 2024

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

London-listed Ocean Wilsons Holdings has confirmed it is selling its 56.47% interest in Brazilian port and maritime logistics operator, Wilson Sons, to Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) in a deal worth US$768 million.

22nd November 2024

MSC firms up big Brazilian investment…

22nd November 2024

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Port Innovators Network (PIN) has welcomed SmartportLab, the innovation hub of the Port of Bahia Blanca, Argentina, to its growing network.

28th October 2024

SmartportLab joins innovation network

28th October 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The Port of Callao in Lima has seen its South Terminal transformed in recent years through the Muelle del Bicentenario project.

24th October 2024

ShibataFenderTeam aids Port of Callao expansion

24th October 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Porto Itapoá in Brazil is set to begin Phase Four of its expansion, a project expected to cost R$500 million (US$88.44 million) over the next year.

18th October 2024

Phase Four of Porto Itapoá expansion begins

18th October 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

With access to the jungle port of Manaus restricted by low water levels in the River Amazon a highly creative solution has been developed to keep essential supply lines open. Rob Ward…

26th September 2024

River Amazon resourcefulness

26th September 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

After one of the longest courtships in port terminal history, involving many suitors, it looks like Santos Brasil will finally be taken over by French based liner company CMA CGM, for an…

26th September 2024

CMA CGM set for takeover of Santos Brasil operations

26th September 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has strengthened its presence in Latin America with the launch of AAPA Latin America.

18th September 2024

AAPA launches Latin America initiative

18th September 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

A new container berth and yard has officially opened at Puerto Bolívar in Ecuador, marking a significant milestone in the port terminal’s modernisation.

7th August 2024

New berth opens at Puerto Bolívar

7th August 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The turbulence now prevailing in Ecuador – spanning economics, business agility, security and other issues - is mirrored in the country’s maritime port sector which in recent years has a seen a…

25th July 2024

Ecuador: harmony sought

25th July 2024