South America – Page 8
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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.
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NewsUS$18m neopanamax investment at Guayaquil
Ecuador’s Port of Guayaquil is set to receive US£18m investment to boost its capacity to handle neopanamax vessels.
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NewsA FLIPPING TRADE
Despite 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
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NewsMODERNISE & REVOLUTIONISE
New 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
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NewsMexican concession under scrutiny
Mexico’s president aims to revoke a “100-year” concession for the Port of Veracruz.
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NewsLARGER THAN THE EIFFEL TOWER
Container managers in Brazil expected the CMA CGM extra-loader, ''APL Paris'' to call in Santos, but instead it went to Itajaí. Rob Ward explains.
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News13 port tenders planned in Brazil
13 port terminal tenders are due to be executed in Brazil by the end of the year.
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NewsMexican military cracks down on corruption
The Mexican military is stepping into a new port management role to crack down on illegal substances and corruption.
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NewsBA CONCESSIONS EXTENDED
Armageddon, 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.
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NewsSHOCK RESIGNATION AT SANTOS
The 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.
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NewsCHILE HOT ON COVID-19
Among all the South American countries, Chile seems to have escaped many of the worst ravages of the coronavirus, as Rob Ward confirms.
