South America
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CRISIS? WHAT CRISIS?
18/01/2021Despite 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. READ more
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US$46m concession extension investment
05/01/2021San Antonio Terminal Internacional (STI) will invest US$46m to extend its concession at the Port of San Antonio in Chile. READ more
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TOC: mixed recovery with digital drive
27/11/2020Port terminals will be hit by cost-cutting measures that will likely impact modernisation and technology investments. READ more
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SANTOS: BATTLE LINES FORMING
19/11/2020A 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. READ more
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HPC aids Brazil’s first multi PCS
10/11/2020Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC) has been selected to support the implementation of the first multi-port community system (PCS) in Brazil. READ more
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TRYING TRUCK TIMES IN CHILE
29/10/2020Rob Ward investigates the impact of the strike by truckers in Chile that ended in September 2020. READ more
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US$18m neopanamax investment at Guayaquil
16/10/2020Ecuador’s Port of Guayaquil is set to receive US£18m investment to boost its capacity to handle neopanamax vessels. READ more
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A FLIPPING TRADE
30/09/2020Despite 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 READ more
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MODERNISE & REVOLUTIONISE
03/09/2020New 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 READ more
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Mexican concession under scrutiny
20/08/2020Mexico’s president aims to revoke a “100-year” concession for the Port of Veracruz. READ more
