South America
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13 port tenders planned in Brazil
03/08/202013 port terminal tenders are due to be executed in Brazil by the end of the year. READ more
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LARGER THAN THE EIFFEL TOWER
03/08/2020Container managers in Brazil expected the CMA CGM extra-loader, 'APL Paris' to call in Santos, but instead it went to Itajaí. Rob Ward explains. READ more
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Mexican military cracks down on corruption
20/07/2020The Mexican military is stepping into a new port management role to crack down on illegal substances and corruption. READ more
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BA CONCESSIONS EXTENDED
05/07/2020Armageddon, or the end of the current concession road at least, almost came for the three container terminals that operate out of Puerto Nuevo, in Buenos Aires. Rob Ward investigates. READ more
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SHOCK RESIGNATION AT SANTOS
25/06/2020The man who was brought in to “revolutionise” Santos, South America’s biggest port, has surprisingly resigned, after just over a year in the hot seat, as Rob Ward explains. READ more
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CHILE HOT ON COVID-19
22/06/2020Among all the South American countries, Chile seems to have escaped many of the worst ravages of the coronavirus, as Rob Ward confirms. READ more
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RIDING CREST OF REEFER WAVE
06/06/2020Porto Itapoa, the container terminal partly owned by Maersk Line, has leapt into third position in the Brazilian box hierarchy, as Rob Ward discovers. READ more
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ITAJAI BACK ON TRACK
29/05/2020After several years of ups and downs and funding setbacks, the Brazilian port of Itajai may finally be fully back on track. Rob Ward investigates. READ more
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ROLLING WITH THE PUNCHES
12/05/2020In the past year, Peru’s port operators adjusted to the trade war between China and the US and now face the effects of COVID-19 pandemic. Rob Ward assesses developments. READ more
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BEING ON A WAR FOOTING
11/05/2020Port operators in Brazil have reacted positively, if at first tentatively, to combat the effects of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) on the supply chain, as Rob Ward confirms. READ more
