Brazil

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

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

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