South America

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Brazil’s leading box terminal operator, Santos Brasil (SB), has been boxing clever this year in tying carriers to long-term contracts as it mops up the mess caused by reduced berth capacity at…

19th April 2024

Santos brasil sweeps up new liner business

19th April 2024

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

DP World Santos is to invest Reais250M (US$50 million) in new equipment for its box terminal, located on the left bank of the Port of Santos, South America’s biggest for containers.

19th April 2024

Dp world santos implements investment package

19th April 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

APMT Callao has been resourceful and navigated through a difficult year by capturing transshipment cargo. But does this just portend the shape of things to come as competition for cargo hots up?…

19th April 2024

Competition builds

19th April 2024

WORLD

WORLD

There is a lot of talk in Brazil about terminal sales but so far that is it all it amounts to albeit well informed talk. Rob Ward identifies the players and actions…

19th April 2024

Brazil: terminal sales?

19th April 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Concerted action on infrastructure investment promises to open the door to an increasingly bright future for the port of Paranagua. Rob Ward maps out the plans and other positives.

27th February 2024

Paranagua prospects look bright

27th February 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The Port of Buenos Aires, with a reforming government in place, has an opportunity to get back on track. Will the new administration rise to the challenge? Mike Mundy reports

27th February 2024

Buenos Aires: what next?

27th February 2024

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Also on ICTSI’s agenda, is the upgrade of its Rio Brasil Terminal spanning major structural modernisation and expansion works.

27th February 2024

…and upgrades Rio Brasil terminal

27th February 2024

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The National Water Transportation Agency (ANTAQ) in Brazil is planning to hold 19 port auctions in 2024, which is expected to generate…

27th February 2024

Port Auctions Coming

27th February 2024

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Yilport’s Puerto Bolivar terminal in Ecuador has received four new ship-to-shore gantry cranes…

27th February 2024

New cranes for Yilport, Ecuador

27th February 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

A new government is in place in Argentina, responsibility for Transportation has been moved to the so-called Finance and Economy Super Ministry but as yet no sign of what lies in store…

26th February 2024

Buenos Aires: What next?

26th February 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Porto Chibatão in Brazil has strengthened ties with Liebherr with the purchase of four LBS 800 cranes.

23rd February 2024

Porto Chibatão sets milestone with four LBS 800

23rd February 2024

WORLD

WORLD

Containerships are just about managing to maintain daily transit averages through the Panama Canal, while other sectors reroute.

26th January 2024

Containerships weather Panama drought

26th January 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Two global finance institutions will provide finance to boost Uruguay’s foreign trade through an expansion of the facilities at the Port of Montevideo.

16th January 2024

Uruguay’s multi million port expansion project

16th January 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

ShibataFenderTeam (SFT) has delivered 11 SPC Cone Fenders to support the AGEO Terminals expansion in Port of Santos, Brazil.

5th January 2024

SFT supports Brazilian terminal expansion

5th January 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

APM Terminals has begun work on the next stage of modernisation at its multipurpose North Terminal at the Port of Callao in Peru.

13th December 2023

APMT begins next phase of Callao modernisation

13th December 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

A new terminal in the Port of Santos has taken delivery of seven forklifts and two gantry cranes from Konecranes.

4th December 2023

New Konecranes equipment for Brazilian port

4th December 2023

WORLD

WORLD

Supply chain disruptions caused by environmental conditions in the Panama Canal are expected to affect the entire shipping industry, potentially impacting container prices.

30th November 2023

Panama Canal disruption set to continue

30th November 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Yilport is on track to delivering its vision to operate the main port in Ecuador with the arrival of five new cranes.

27th November 2023

Puerto Bolívar on track to be Ecuador’s main port

27th November 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The extreme weather phenomena in northern and southern Brazil (see feature article) and its effects on ports in those regions has led to “extreme congestion” at the port of Santos, the biggest…

24th November 2023

Santos also impacted by extreme weather events

24th November 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Teconnave, a new company set up by MSC subsidiary Portonave, is all set to take over the former APM Terminal Itajai, from early next year with a contract that will last at…

24th November 2023

Itajai: The Wait Goes On

24th November 2023