South America
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DEAD AS A DODO IN BRAZIL?
18/02/2020Home-grown Brazilian container port terminal operators could soon be extinct, as they face increasing competition. Rob Ward charts the transition. READ more
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Falklands selects partner to develop new port
14/02/2020The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has selected a development partner to design and build a new port in Stanley Harbour. READ more
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CMPort sells part of Brazilian terminal
22/01/2020China Merchants Port Holdings Co., Ltd. (CMPort) has sold part of its majority share in a Brazilian container terminal to two Chinese funds. READ more
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NEW PORT COULD BOOST PERUVIAN FRUIT EXPORTS
06/01/2020Cosco Shipping is developing its $3billion deep-water general cargo and 1million TEU capacity container port at Chancay. Rob Ward explains further. READ more
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SAN ANTONIO THE WINNER IN BATTLE OF CHILEAN PORTS
03/01/2020Container handling supremacy has been a long-term fight in Chile but, as Rob Ward discovers, there may finally be one port set to win through. READ more
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Ports feel effects of Chile strikes
19/11/2019Port operations in Chile have been disrupted after dockworkers took part in protest strikes in the country. READ more
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TIME TO WEAR SHADES IN CALLAO – THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT
18/11/2019Rob Ward gives the port of Callao, Peru a health check and discovers that volumes are growing in 2019 and that the future looks bright. READ more
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Direct calls or a future of feedering for Buenos Aires?
25/10/2019Buenos Aires may soon have a new $1.9 billion container terminal in Puerto Nuevo, but will this occur just as carriers stop direct calls and start feedering from Montevideo or Brazil, asks Rob Ward READ more
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Kick starting Brazilian ports revolution
25/10/2019South America’s biggest container volume port, Santos, is forging closer ties with China and targeting profitability, as Rob Ward discovers. READ more
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Delays to new $1.9bn Buenos Aires tender
24/10/2019The tender for the $1.9bn development of Puerto Nuevo has been delayed until 2 December, owing to shock results of the Primary Presidential elections in early August, as Rob Ward discovers. READ more
