Brazil

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Questions are being asked of AP Moller in Suape, Brazil, after Maersk announced its intention to remove liner services from the existing ICTSI terminal to its own new facility, as Rob Ward discovers

14th September 2026

Under false pretences?

14th September 2026

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Rio Brasil Terminal (RBT), the International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) operation at the Port of Rio de Janeiro, has strengthened its operational capabilities with the arrival of two new quay cranes as part of a long-term expansion and modernisation…

24th June 2026

RBT expands with new cranes

24th June 2026

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

APM Terminals has officially delivered its new container terminal at the Port of Suape in Pernambuco, marking a major milestone in Brazil’s logistics infrastructure as the facility enters its final stages before…

22nd June 2026

APMT delivers landmark Brazilian terminal

22nd June 2026

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Tecon Suape has strengthened cargo security and operational efficiency with the deployment of a new container scanner at its terminal in Brazil’s Suape Industrial Port Complex.

11th June 2026

Tecon Suape deploys new scanner

11th June 2026

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Wilson Sons has begun its first drone operations in Guanabara Bay, marking a new phase in offshore logistics for the Brazilian port and maritime sector.

29th April 2026

Wilson Sons launches drone trials

29th April 2026

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

The new TECON 1O container terminal concession is seen as a major prize to win. The bidders are lined up but will the concession process go ahead as planned? Opinions are divided

5th March 2026

All eyes on Tecon 10, Santos

5th March 2026

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

From its block on US soybean imports to reducing its dependence on Australian iron ore, China’s trade policies continue to dominate dry bulk shipping. Felicity Landon reports

5th March 2026

China factor to the fore

5th March 2026

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Porto Itapoá is advancing its expansion and modernisation plans with the arrival of new large-scale cargo handling equipment.

7th January 2026

Itapoá boosts crane capacity

7th January 2026

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The impact of tariffs and inward looking policies by the U.S. are a major cause of disruption to international trade and political relationships.

20th November 2025

Geo-Political Disruptions Lead To Short Term Decisions

20th November 2025

WORLD

WORLD

High tariffs imposed by the USA represent a troubling scenario for Brazilian exporters but they also provide impetus to consolidate trading other trading relationships, such as with China, and to seek out…

1st October 2025

Tariffs prompt new markets

1st October 2025

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

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

A round up of Port Strategy February/March 2025: Equipment issue’s Equipment news. 

7th March 2025

News in brief: February/March 2025: Equipment

7th 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

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Recent times have seen significant activity with the announcement of new concessions and others that have been extended. A summary of the more notable developments follows. The big news of TIL/Blackrock’s purchase…

7th March 2025

Global report: New concessions and extensions

7th March 2025

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

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

The third phase of an expansion project at Porto Itapoá in Brazil has successfully completed.

1st May 2024

Phase III of Porto Itapoá expansion completed

1st May 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