South America – Page 9
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NewsSantos operator bid
A Brazilian terminal operator is taking early steps to renew its contract at the country’s largest port with substantial investment plans.
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NewsBRAZIL RO-RO CHALLENGES
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.
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NewsBrazil’s ports face national strike
Brazil’s ports are facing a national 24-hour strike that could significantly impact shipping operations.
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NewsEcuador economic port zone
A special economic zone at an Ecuadorian port will boost the country’s foreign trade.
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News3D CHESS IN SANTOS
Rob Ward examines in depth the forthcoming Santos port privatisation and charts why the process is going to be very complicated.
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NewsBRAZIL ROLLS OUT PRIVATISATION PROGRAMME
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.
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NewsCALLAO: TWO SPEED EXPANSION
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.
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NewsCHILE LOOKS FOR CAPACITY AND CALM WATERS
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.
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NewsCARRIERS HOLD THE KEY IN BA
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.
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NewsIsraeli tech aids Brazilian port navigation
A Brazilian port and maritime logistics operator has invested in an Israeli tech startup that will enable it to boost safe navigation and efficiency.
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NewsTUNNEL VISION
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.
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NewsMULTIRIO MULTI GAINS
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.
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NewsBrazilian ports digitilisation partnership
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.
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NewsMexico port development launches
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.
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NewsCRISIS? WHAT CRISIS?
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.
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NewsUS$46m concession extension investment
San Antonio Terminal Internacional (STI) will invest US$46m to extend its concession at the Port of San Antonio in Chile.
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NewsTOC: mixed recovery with digital drive
Port terminals will be hit by cost-cutting measures that will likely impact modernisation and technology investments.
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NewsSANTOS: BATTLE LINES FORMING
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.
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NewsHPC aids Brazil’s first multi PCS
Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC) has been selected to support the implementation of the first multi-port community system (PCS) in Brazil.
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NewsTRYING TRUCK TIMES IN CHILE
Rob Ward investigates the impact of the strike by truckers in Chile that ended in September 2020.
