South America
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Chilean port reels from crippling strikes
06/12/2018A strike that began on November 16 has crippled the Chilean Port of Valparaíso. By the end of a 10th day of strikes, with most of the terminals effectively blockaded by striking casual workers, more than 20,000 containers had been diverted and READ more
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Robbers target ships at Venezuelan ports
29/11/2018Robbers are targeting vessels anchored in ports in Venezuela, marine liability insurer North P&I Club and security consultant and analyst Gray Page have said. READ more
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Quequén to have first box terminal
27/11/2018In Argentina, the Port Quequén management consortium Consorcio de Gestión de Puerto Quequén (CGPQ) has started preparatory works for the construction of a new container terminal. READ more
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Three operators linked to Wilson sale
15/11/2018Three global stevedoring groups based in East Asia have been linked with the possible purchase of the two container terminals in Brazil currently operated by Wilson Sons in the ports of Rio Grande and Salvador. READ more
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New president mulls Brazil port privatisation
15/11/2018Brazil’s president-elect, Jair Bolsonaro, is to investigate the possible privatisation of state-run ports, which would include the São Paulo state docks company Companhia Docas do Estado de São Paulo. READ more
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Hamburg Süd lists Argentinian ports shortcomings
07/11/2018Congested roads, infrastructure deficiencies, poor rail transport, legal problems and high tax pressure are all shortcomings identified by Alejandro López, the intermodal logistics manager of the Hamburg Süd shipping line, in Argentina that READ more
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Shipping alliances impact La Plata box traffic
07/11/2018José María Dodds, president of the management consortium of the Argentinian Port of La Plata, has suggested that more powerful shipping alliances may be a factor in preventing a major shift of box traffic away from the port of Buenos Aires in READ more
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Santos management team under investigation
07/11/2018José Alex Botelho Oliva, the president of the Port of Santos, and six other port executives were recently arrested for alleged fraud linked to port tenders. READ more
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Puerto Quetzal joins YILPORT portfolio
07/11/2018Turkey’s YILPORT Holding has announced that Puerto Quetzal is now a member of its terminal portfolio after it was awarded the right to multipurpose quay operations in the terminal. READ more
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Linking Brazilian strategy with performance
01/11/2018Jonas Constante examines the relationship between management practices and the performance of Brazilian port authorities. READ more