Welcome to datamarnews.com Monday, 27 July Shipping lines suspend Middle East bookings and raise freight rates Shipping options to and from the Middle East have become scarcer and more expensive in recent days as major carriers suspend bookings, reroute cargo and introduce new surcharges across the… Shipping Shipping lines suspend Middle East bookings and raise freight rates Rival weighs antitrust challenge to Maersk-MSC deal tied to STS 10 auction Ports and Terminals Rival weighs antitrust challenge to Maersk-MSC deal tied to STS 10 auction Brazilian exports hit by Mexico tariffs fall 42.5% in first half, CNI says Blog News (ENG) Brazilian exports hit by Mexico tariffs fall 42.5% in first half, CNI says Brazil races to protect meat exports to EU under new sanitary rules Meat Brazil races to protect meat exports to EU under new sanitary rules Santos and Ningbo-Zhoushan to study offshore soybean transshipment Ports and Terminals Santos and Ningbo-Zhoushan to study offshore soybean transshipment Trade Regulations Jul, 24, 2026 Week 202630 U.S. adds 12.5% tariff on Brazilian goods over labor practices In another protectionist move, the United States announced Thursday (23) an additional 12.5% tariff on Brazilian goods, arguing that the country has failed to address forced-labor practices in its supply… Shipping Jul, 24, 2026 Week 202630 How shipping insurance rates are rising, as Hormuz, Bab al-Mandeb shut down Maritime insurance prices have soared amid shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and are also rising for vessels traversing the Bab al-Mandeb strait, with both waterways – critical channels… Economy Jul, 24, 2026 Week 202630 Around 2,000 Brazilian products exempt from both recent U.S. tariffs, minister says About 2,000 products exported by Brazil to the United States will be exempt from the new tariffs announced by the Donald Trump administration in recent days, including coffee and orange… Ports and Terminals Jul, 24, 2026 Week 202630 TCP handles 835,000 TEUs, setting first-half record The Paranaguá Container Terminal handled 835,000 TEUs in the first half of 2026, setting a new record for the period. The result was 4% higher than the 803,000 TEUs handled… Ports and Terminals Jul, 24, 2026 Week 202630 San Juan mining exports could move through Santa Fe ports under new deal Argentina’s provinces of Santa Fe and San Juan have signed an agreement aimed at allowing San Juan mining exports to move through Santa Fe’s port system, creating a potential new… Ports and Terminals Jul, 24, 2026 Week 202630 Peru export gateways expand as regional shipments rise 40.6% Peru’s main export gateways handled strong growth in the first five months of 2026, as regional shipments continued to gain weight in the country’s foreign trade performance. According to Peru’s… FEATURED Brazilian container trade grows through May, but second half brings new challenges New data from Datamar’s Business Intelligence team show that Brazilian containerized exports rose 4% year on year from January through May 2026, reaching 1,334,081 TEUs shipped abroad in the first…