South America

Santos reckoning
2021-10-29T14:35:00+01:00
A public consultation on the privatisation of the Port of Santos should take place later this year.
CARTAGENA SETS THE STANDARD
2021-09-08T20:12:00+01:00
Colombia may not have won that many medals at the recent Tokyo Olympics but its key port of Cartagena is certainly a winner in the transshipment business.
MONTEVIDEO HUB HOPES
2021-09-08T18:11:00+01:00
With priority now established for TCP in container handling and Paraguayan transshipment returning the ambition is to establish Montevideo as the leading regional hub.
Santa Fe boost
2021-08-19T10:06:00+01:00
A new collaboration will see the Port of Santa Fe in Argentina expand its operational reach.
ARICA RAILROAD READIES
2021-07-21T20:47:00+01:00
Truckers are fighting the opening of the railroad between La Paz, Bolivia and the port of Arica in northern Chile but it seems inevitable. Rob Ward reports.
Green light for new South American port
2021-06-14T12:24:00+01:00
Construction of a new multipurpose port in South America has been authorised.

Port growth masterplan
2021-06-10T11:06:00+01:00
A digital growth masterplan is being developed at a South American port to aid smart development.
THE WORLD’S BANANA REPUBLIC
2021-06-09T16:57:00+01:00
Ecuador had a very difficult 2020 due to COVID-19 but prospects are now improving. Rob Ward assesses the impact on ports and looks at expected developments for 2021.
SEPETIBA TECON SURVIVES
2021-06-08T16:54:00+01:00
Brazil’s leading association for port terminal operators has vented its fury at the attempts to close the Sepetiba Tecon container terminal and CSN solid bulk terminal, as Rob Ward discovers.
Santos operator bid
2021-06-01T09:44:00+01:00
A Brazilian terminal operator is taking early steps to renew its contract at the country’s largest port with substantial investment plans.
BRAZIL RO-RO CHALLENGES
2021-05-24T09:00:00+01:00
After a torrid 2020, operators of Brazil’s ro-ro terminals are hoping for a significant improvement in vehicles handled this year but challenges remain. Rob Ward investigates.
Brazil’s ports face national strike
2021-05-10T17:52:00+01:00
Brazil’s ports are facing a national 24-hour strike that could significantly impact shipping operations.
Ecuador economic port zone
2021-04-23T16:28:00+01:00
A special economic zone at an Ecuadorian port will boost the country’s foreign trade.
3D CHESS IN SANTOS
2021-04-21T22:03:00+01:00
Rob Ward examines in depth the forthcoming Santos port privatisation and charts why the process is going to be very complicated.
BRAZIL ROLLS OUT PRIVATISATION PROGRAMME
2021-04-19T08:00:00+01:00
The latest phase of Brazilian port privatisation and terminal concessioning is rolling out. Rob Ward talks exclusively to the country’s Minister for Ports and Waterways.

CALLAO: TWO SPEED EXPANSION
2021-04-15T23:34:00+01:00
Port of Callao has two global terminal operators, with both looking to raise capacity. AJ Keyes looks at the different plans and what the short-term holds for Peru’s largest container port.
CHILE LOOKS FOR CAPACITY AND CALM WATERS
2021-04-09T15:43:00+01:00
While Chile’s port decision makers ponder whether or not to push ahead with the $3.5billion Puerto Exterior (Outer Port) project, there are growing fears that all Chilean ports may become only feeder ports, as Rob Ward discovers.
CARRIERS HOLD THE KEY IN BA
2021-03-22T13:21:00+00:00
The Buenos Aires port labour conundrum is still ongoing but, as Rob Ward discovers, peace at the port is now in the hands of three shipping lines.
Israeli tech aids Brazilian port navigation
2021-03-18T11:49:00+00:00
A Brazilian port and maritime logistics operator has invested in an Israeli tech startup that will enable it to boost safe navigation and efficiency.
TUNNEL VISION
2021-03-08T09:00:00+00:00
A new tunnel is the “best solution” for Port of Santos cross-port connectivity. In an exclusive interview, Rob Ward talks to Casemiro Tercio Carvalho, a leading proponent of the tunnel option, to hear the case for this option.
MULTIRIO MULTI GAINS
2021-03-01T10:00:00+00:00
MultiRio container terminal in Rio de Janeiro has a new terminal operating deal and is gearing up to handle the largest box ships in the East Coast of South America (ECSA) trades, as Rob Ward discovers.
Brazilian ports digitilisation partnership
2021-02-11T11:25:00+00:00
A new partnership aims to accelerate the digitilisation of Brazilian ports and develop an approach to more sustainable and efficient port calls in the country.
Mexico port development launches
2021-02-02T22:38:00+00:00
A new greenfield port development site on the northern Pacific coast of Mexico has been launched and identified as a long-term alternative to the southern California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
CRISIS? WHAT CRISIS?
2021-01-18T13:09:00+00:00
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic causing economic havoc globally, container terminals in Panama are posting healthy throughput increases in transshipment. Rob Ward looks at the pattern of events.

US$46m concession extension investment
2021-01-05T13:03:00+00:00
San Antonio Terminal Internacional (STI) will invest US$46m to extend its concession at the Port of San Antonio in Chile.
TOC: mixed recovery with digital drive
2020-11-27T15:44:00+00:00
Port terminals will be hit by cost-cutting measures that will likely impact modernisation and technology investments.
SANTOS: BATTLE LINES FORMING
2020-11-19T20:35:00+00:00
A battle is brewing in Santos. Should there be a tunnel or a bridge to link the two disparate sides of the port area? Or neither? Rob Ward investigates.
HPC aids Brazil’s first multi PCS
2020-11-10T14:02:00+00:00
Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC) has been selected to support the implementation of the first multi-port community system (PCS) in Brazil.
TRYING TRUCK TIMES IN CHILE
2020-10-29T22:52:00+00:00
Rob Ward investigates the impact of the strike by truckers in Chile that ended in September 2020.
US$18m neopanamax investment at Guayaquil
2020-10-16T12:20:00+01:00
Ecuador’s Port of Guayaquil is set to receive US£18m investment to boost its capacity to handle neopanamax vessels.
A FLIPPING TRADE
2020-09-30T23:20:00+01:00
Despite the Coronavirus pandemic and poor economic climate, East Coast South America (ECSA) to US East and Gulf coast trades is holding up well for Brazilian exports, as Rob Ward discovers
MODERNISE & REVOLUTIONISE
2020-09-03T20:38:00+01:00
New Santos Port Authority President, Fernando Henrique Passos Biral, has a clear picture of what needs to be done to propel the port forward, he talks exclusively to Rob Ward
Mexican concession under scrutiny
2020-08-20T17:09:00+01:00
Mexico’s president aims to revoke a “100-year” concession for the Port of Veracruz.
LARGER THAN THE EIFFEL TOWER
2020-08-03T14:38:00+01:00
Container managers in Brazil expected the CMA CGM extra-loader, ''APL Paris'' to call in Santos, but instead it went to Itajaí. Rob Ward explains.
13 port tenders planned in Brazil
2020-08-03T12:37:00+01:00
13 port terminal tenders are due to be executed in Brazil by the end of the year.
Mexican military cracks down on corruption
2020-07-20T16:29:00+01:00
The Mexican military is stepping into a new port management role to crack down on illegal substances and corruption.

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