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OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

DPW Santos has bounced back from the loss of CMA CGM traffic and is implementing an investment programme that will realise a major capacity upgrade. Rob Ward reports

5th March 2026

Bouncing back

5th March 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

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

The Republic of Panama is trying to oust the Panama Port Company, a CK Hutchison subsidiary, from its Balboa and Cristobal container terminal concessions but PPC clearly has no intention of leaving…

5th March 2026

Panama dispute intensifies

5th March 2026

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

With more twists and turns than a mile-long corkscrew, the tender for the prestigious Tecon Santos 10 container terminal has witnessed a couple more key developments since we last visited the process

14th October 2025

Mega carriers on the backfoot

14th October 2025

EXPANSION & DEVELOPMENT

EXPANSION & DEVELOPMENT

Nigeria’s port development policy is heading down the wrong road. Favouring inner city port upgrade over new port development is seen to be a misguided strategy, in more ways than one

23rd June 2025

Nigeria rethink required

23rd June 2025

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The Lagos ports of Apapa and Tin Can are at an important crossroads. These old city ports are mired in problems of vessel navigational restrictions (vessel length and draft provisions are way…

31st March 2025

Nigeria rethink required

31st 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

WORLD

WORLD

The West Coast of South America is a key part of the reefer supply chains providing many different products to global markets. AJ Keyes assesses why Chile and Peru are so integral to these…

7th March 2025

Embracing reefer trade

7th March 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

APM Terminals is ramping up operations at its MedPort Tangier facility in Morocco by confirming the final part of its 2 million TEU expansion. The expansion means that the terminal can offer…

7th March 2025

MedPort Expansion in Final Stages…

7th March 2025

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The US$164 million upgrade of the Port of Maputo in Mozambique is officially under way, setting the stage for an expansion that will more than double the port’s container capacity within two…

10th February 2025

South Africa: Falling behind

10th February 2025