South America – Page 9
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NewsRIDING CREST OF REEFER WAVE
Porto Itapoa, the container terminal partly owned by Maersk Line, has leapt into third position in the Brazilian box hierarchy, as Rob Ward discovers.
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NewsITAJAI BACK ON TRACK
After several years of ups and downs and funding setbacks, the Brazilian port of Itajai may finally be fully back on track. Rob Ward investigates.
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NewsROLLING WITH THE PUNCHES
In 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.
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NewsBEING ON A WAR FOOTING
Port 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.
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NewsMUSICAL CHAIRS IN BUENOS AIRES
It looks like the plans for one major terminal in Buenos Aires, Argentina may now be off the table, as Rob Ward discovers.
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NewsTimely Terminal Boost for Wilson, Sons
Major Brazilian shipping group, Wilson, Sons has received a boost as shipping lines are bringing additional cargo to the company’s two terminals, as Rob Ward confirms.
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NewsDEAD AS A DODO IN BRAZIL?
Home-grown Brazilian container port terminal operators could soon be extinct, as they face increasing competition. Rob Ward charts the transition.
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NewsFalklands selects partner to develop new port
The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has selected a development partner to design and build a new port in Stanley Harbour.
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NewsCMPort sells part of Brazilian terminal
China Merchants Port Holdings Co., Ltd. (CMPort) has sold part of its majority share in a Brazilian container terminal to two Chinese funds.
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NewsNEW PORT COULD BOOST PERUVIAN FRUIT EXPORTS
Cosco Shipping is developing its $3billion deep-water general cargo and 1million TEU capacity container port at Chancay. Rob Ward explains further.
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NewsSAN ANTONIO THE WINNER IN BATTLE OF CHILEAN PORTS
Container handling supremacy has been a long-term fight in Chile but, as Rob Ward discovers, there may finally be one port set to win through.
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NewsPorts feel effects of Chile strikes
Port operations in Chile have been disrupted after dockworkers took part in protest strikes in the country.
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NewsTIME TO WEAR SHADES IN CALLAO – THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT
Rob Ward gives the port of Callao, Peru a health check and discovers that volumes are growing in 2019 and that the future looks bright.
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NewsDirect calls or a future of feedering for Buenos Aires?
Buenos Aires may soon have a new $1.9 billion container terminal in Puerto Nuevo, but will this occur just as carriers stop direct calls and start feedering from Montevideo or Brazil, asks Rob Ward
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NewsKick starting Brazilian ports revolution
South America’s biggest container volume port, Santos, is forging closer ties with China and targeting profitability, as Rob Ward discovers.
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NewsDelays to new $1.9bn Buenos Aires tender
The tender for the $1.9bn development of Puerto Nuevo has been delayed until 2 December, owing to shock results of the Primary Presidential elections in early August, as Rob Ward discovers.
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NewsFrom greenfield terminal to trade hub
A major global port operator has evolved its operations in a South American country from a greenfield terminal to a fully integrated maritime and logistics hub.
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NewsICTSI secures Rio terminal concession
ICTSI subsidiary ICTSI Americas BV has acquired 100% of the shares of Libra Terminal Rio S.A. (Libra Rio) to run the Terminal de Contêineres 1 (T1Rio) container terminal in the Port of Rio, Brazil.
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Buenos Aires contentious concession cocktail
The formal launch of the Buenos Aires port tender for a single company to develop and operate one large container terminal facility is underway but not without controversy dogging its footsteps.
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NewsFalklands government issues new port tender
The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has issued a development partner tender for the design and construction of a new port that can handle the same type of cargo as the current port as well as facilitate forecasted economic growth including future hydrocarbon operations.
