Brazil

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

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

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