South America

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Low water in the River Parana waterway is prompting fundamental changes in inland container logistics and new port gateway selections

24th December 2021

NEW PATHS FOR PARAGUAY

24th December 2021

NEWS

NEWS

TCP, the Paranagua (Brazil) container terminal operator, is to establish a permanent presence in Asuncion as part of efforts to consolidate and expand Paraguayan container traffic

22nd December 2021

TCP SETTING UP IN ASUNCION

22nd December 2021

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (CIIT) wants to improve container efficiencies in two Mexican ports in order to support a major Mexican infrastructure project.

7th December 2021

PORT INVESTMENT FUNDAMENTAL TO MEXICO’S CIIT PLANS

7th December 2021

NEWS

NEWS

Terminal Conteineres de Paranagua (TCP) is progressively building container volume via innovatively consolidating and expanding its market reach. Rob Ward investigates

22nd November 2021

TCP: GOING FOR HUB STATUS

22nd November 2021

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Rob Ward looks at MSC’s play to take control of Log-in Logistica and its Villa Velha container terminal in Vitoria, south east Brazil

9th November 2021

MSC CLOSES IN ON LOG-IN

9th November 2021

NEWS

NEWS

Mexico’s Port of Tuxpan has commenced a new 5G network pilot programme that could eventually see up to one million IoT connections.

3rd November 2021

Tuxpan IoT Pilot

3rd November 2021

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A public consultation on the privatisation of the Port of Santos should take place later this year.

29th October 2021

Santos reckoning

29th October 2021

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Buenaventura, traditionally Colombia’s main gateway for imports from the Far East, has suffered from a debilitating cocktail of problems in recent times. Rob Ward charts the chaos and the fortunes of the…

1st October 2021

BUENAVENTURA BATTLES

1st October 2021

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Colombia may not have won that many medals at the recent Tokyo Olympics but its key port of Cartagena is certainly a winner in the transshipment business.

8th September 2021

CARTAGENA SETS THE STANDARD

8th September 2021

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

With priority now established for TCP in container handling and Paraguayan transshipment returning the ambition is to establish Montevideo as the leading regional hub.

8th September 2021

MONTEVIDEO HUB HOPES

8th September 2021

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A new collaboration will see the Port of Santa Fe in Argentina expand its operational reach.

19th August 2021

Santa Fe boost

19th August 2021

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Truckers are fighting the opening of the railroad between La Paz, Bolivia and the port of Arica in northern Chile but it seems inevitable. Rob Ward reports.

21st July 2021

ARICA RAILROAD READIES

21st July 2021

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Construction of a new multipurpose port in South America has been authorised.

14th June 2021

Green light for new South American port

14th June 2021

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A digital growth masterplan is being developed at a South American port to aid smart development.

10th June 2021

Port growth masterplan

10th June 2021

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Ecuador had a very difficult 2020 due to COVID-19 but prospects are now improving. Rob Ward assesses the impact on ports and looks at expected developments for 2021.

9th June 2021

THE WORLD’S BANANA REPUBLIC

9th June 2021

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazil’s leading association for port terminal operators has vented its fury at the attempts to close the Sepetiba Tecon container terminal and CSN solid bulk terminal, as Rob Ward discovers.

8th June 2021

SEPETIBA TECON SURVIVES

8th June 2021

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A Brazilian terminal operator is taking early steps to renew its contract at the country’s largest port with substantial investment plans.

1st June 2021

Santos operator bid

1st June 2021

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A special economic zone at an Ecuadorian port will boost the country’s foreign trade.

23rd April 2021

Ecuador economic port zone

23rd April 2021

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Rob Ward examines in depth the forthcoming Santos port privatisation and charts why the process is going to be very complicated.

21st April 2021

3D CHESS IN SANTOS

21st April 2021

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Port of Callao has two global terminal operators, with both looking to raise capacity. AJ Keyes looks at the different plans and what the short-term holds for Peru’s largest container port.

16th April 2021

CALLAO: TWO SPEED EXPANSION

16th April 2021

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

While Chile’s port decision makers ponder whether or not to push ahead with the$3.5billion Puerto Exterior (Outer Port) project, there are growing fears that all Chilean ports may become only feeder ports,…

9th April 2021

CHILE LOOKS FOR CAPACITY AND CALM WATERS

9th April 2021

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Buenos Aires port labour conundrum is still ongoing but, as Rob Ward discovers,peace at the port is now in the hands of three shipping lines.

22nd March 2021

CARRIERS HOLD THE KEY IN BA

22nd March 2021

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A Brazilian port and maritime logistics operator has invested in an Israeli tech startup that will enable it to boost safe navigation and efficiency.

18th March 2021

Israeli tech aids Brazilian port navigation

18th March 2021