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Brazil’s Agro-Industry aims to “Feed the World” but the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on the other side of the world, has created major headaches for importing fertilisers which are vital to the…

31st May 2022

UKRAINE WAR POSES CHALLENGES FOR THE FERTILISER SECTOR

31st May 2022

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The reinstatement of the Reporto tax exemption scheme for imported rail and port equipment, announced shortly after the closure of Intermodal South America 2022 (ISA), provided a welcome boost to the equipment…

31st May 2022

REPORTO TAX EXEMPTION MEASURE REINSTATED

31st May 2022

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Worldwide container shortages, accentuated in Brazil, have led the Ponta do Felix private port in Antonina (part of the Paranagua port complex) to switch to exporting wood pellets in bulk rather than…

31st May 2022

Bulk Alternative

31st May 2022

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31st May 2022

Diversification

31st May 2022

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The Pecem Industrial and Port Complex and Stolthaven Terminals (part of the Stolt-Nielsen group) are setting up a joint venture with the Port of Rotterdam

31st May 2022

Pecem JV

31st May 2022

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Yet another new port project, specialising in containers but including general cargo, dry and liquid bulk facilities, was launched at Intermodal South America.

31st May 2022

IMETAME launch

31st May 2022

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On the other side of the River Itajai-Acu, the Portonave terminal, which now sits in the MSC/TIL portfolio, highlights its recent progress. It achieved a 1.1 million TEU throughput in 2021, a…

31st May 2022

Portonave Plots A Growth Path

31st May 2022

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APM Terminals Itajai, which has been losing container volume and market share to Portonave, its rival across the River Itajai Acu, and also to Porto Itapoa, some 90 km away, is turning…

31st May 2022

APMT Itajai Develops the Ro-Ro Option…

31st May 2022

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The Intermodal South America (ISA) trade show returned to the stage this year, after a three-year absence and exceeded all expectations, according to the organisers as well as dozens of attendees interviewed…

31st May 2022

INTERMODAL SOUTH AMERICA: BACK IN BUSINESS

31st May 2022

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Superterminais has stepped up the battle for market share in Manaus, the Amazon port city, with the implementation of a new investment plan. Rob Ward reports

31st May 2022

THE MANAUS YO-YO SPINS…

31st May 2022

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The port management body for port Vitoria has been privatised. As Rob Ward explains it represents a test case for similar privatisations to come including for Santos

31st May 2022

VITORIA MODEL LAUNCHED

31st May 2022

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There are two schools of thought about the role of the forthcoming STS10 terminal concession in Santos, Brazil – an ECSA hub or another terminal to promote greater competition. Rob Ward examines…

31st May 2022

STS10 RIVALRY HOTS UP

31st May 2022

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Kalmar has received an order for its SmartPort process automation solutions from Terminal Graneles del Norte (TGN) for a new greenfield terminal being built in Chile.

9th May 2022

SmartPort solution for Chile terminal

9th May 2022

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Public and private sector port investment in Peru in 2022 is expected to come in at just under the two billion US dollar mark.

30th April 2022

PERU LINES UP MAJOR PORT INVESTMENTS FOR 2022

30th April 2022

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The planned concession of the new so-called STS10 container terminal in the port of Santos, Brazil is running into stormy waters.

30th April 2022

STS10 SANTOS GETS GOING BUT WITH SOME CONTROVERSY

30th April 2022

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Brazilian gateway ports for fruit are capturing greater cargo volumes. Rob Ward assesses their performance and plans to facilitate further growth

30th April 2022

FRUIT: ON FERTILE GROUND

30th April 2022

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SSA Mexico is to order two Super Post Panamax ship-to-shore gantries and six rubber-tyred-gantry (RTG) units for its Terminal Especializada de Contenedores (TEC1) in Manzanillo, Mexico.

30th April 2022

SSA PLANS MANZANILLO CRANE INVESTMENT

30th April 2022

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Dredging contractors continue to broaden their approach to securing new contracts alongside the sector introducing dredger designs that match the latest requirements. AJ Keyes reviews the premier developments

31st March 2022

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31st March 2022

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Cruise shipping in Brazil took off at the end of the 20th century

31st March 2022

The history of the Brazilian cruise shipping market

31st March 2022

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The APM Terminals Pecém facility will have new equipment in place ahead of the 2022 fruit harvest in Brazil.

31st March 2022

Pecém Prepares

31st March 2022