Brazil

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

Brazilian ports have been hit by a double weather whammy of both drought and flood, almost of Biblical proportions. Rob Ward charts events

24th November 2023

Brazilian blight

24th November 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

It’s all change again at the Brazilian port ministry where key officials have been replaced for political reasons and where the STS 10 tender in Santos (to build a new container terminal…

24th November 2023

All change at Brazil’s port ministry and tactics as well?

24th 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

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

CMA TERMINALS Fortaleza has confirmed delivery of two new mobile harbour cranes to support its terminal operations located in northeastern Brazil.

24th November 2023

CMA terminals Fortaleza invests in Konecranes mobiles

24th November 2023

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

MSC is reportedly keen to buy a majority shareholding in Wilson, Sons, the Brazilian based diversified shipping, terminal operating and logistics company.

17th July 2023

MSC and Wilson, Sons link

17th July 2023

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Itapoá Port in Brazil has introduced an HCVM XT cargo inspection system from Smiths Detection, a UK-based specialist in threat…

9th May 2023

Itapoá Inspections

9th May 2023

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Brazilian paper producer and exporter Klabin has opened up a new terminal in the south…

21st April 2023

Klabin in Paranaguá

21st April 2023

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

One issue that was high on the agenda of attendees at the Intermodal show was future ownership of container terminals at the Port of Santos, South America’s biggest port with 4.99 million…

21st April 2023

Santos Brasil: speculation rife

21st April 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Neil Davidson and Erik Wehl, of the WAPPP* Port Chapter, take a searching look at the progress to date, challenges and prospects for port master concessions

21st April 2023

Progress and prospects

21st April 2023

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

DP World (DPW) has confirmed it is investing US$35 million to expand and modernise its operation…

18th April 2023

DPW Santos Spend

18th April 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The APMT Itajai terminal lives on but the clock is ticking. Is revival a realistic prospect in the face of tough competition? Rob Ward investigates

11th April 2023

Down but not out?

11th April 2023

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Brazilian Port of Itapoá has invested US$25 million in 10 remote-controlled Rubber-Tyred Gantry Cranes (RTGs), claiming it is the first port in South America to utilise this type of equipment.

6th April 2023

Porto Itapoa invests in new hardware

6th April 2023

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Through the imposition of unequal tolls on the River Parana Argentina has sparked a storm of protest from other user countries while the new dredging concession is still pending. Rob Ward reports

3rd April 2023

Right rumpus on the Parana

3rd April 2023

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Porto Itapoá, the rapidly growing container terminal in southern Brazil…

8th February 2023

Itapoa Upgrade

8th February 2023

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Vitoria, the first Brazilian port authority to be privatised has just announced its first concession, a contract with TechnipFMC, a global Franco-American oil and gas company.

8th February 2023

Vitoria delivers first concession

8th February 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The outgoing Santos port administration has turned in record profits, but the new Ports Minister has signalled he does not see a future for the proposed whole port privatisation. Rob Ward explains

8th February 2023

All change at Santos

8th February 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Although Brazil’s Mario Franca, Brazil’s new Ports and Airports Minister, has strongly hinted that the urgently needed STS10 new container terminal concession for Santos will go ahead there could be a spanner thrown…

8th February 2023

STS 10 concession obstruction?

8th February 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

More port privatisations are expected in Brazil. 

15th November 2022

More Private Brazil

15th November 2022