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Economy
May, 15, 2026
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US import prices surge in April as fuels post biggest gain in four years

U.S. import prices surged in April, with the cost of fuels posting the largest increase in four years, another indication that ​the U.S.-backed war with Iran was boosting inflation. Import…
Shipping
May, 15, 2026
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Towboat loses 20-barge convoy on Paraguay River, sending units adrift on waterway

Twenty barges broke free from a Paraguayan-flagged towboat on the Paraguay River and drifted into the Paraná River, triggering alerts along the Paraguay-Paraná waterway corridor used to move a large…
Shipping
May, 15, 2026
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China fines MSC, CMA CGM, and Hapag, and warns on freight rate violations

China’s Ministry of Transport announced it has issued fines against a total of nine international container shipping lines, as well as seven of its domestic non-vessel operation common carriers (NVOCC)…
Ports and Terminals
May, 15, 2026
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VLI invests R$38 million to expand rail fertilizer handling capacity at Tiplam

VLI, a logistics solutions company that operates railways, ports and terminals, has completed construction of an additional rail line at the Luiz Antonio Mesquita Port Integration Terminal (Tiplam), in Santos,…
Shipping
May, 14, 2026
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Brazil steps up measures to limit impact of possible new drought on Amazon navigation

After the historic droughts recorded in 2023 and 2024, Brazil’s federal government has moved ahead with measures to reduce the effects of a possible new dry spell in the Amazon…
Sugar and Ethanol
May, 14, 2026
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Federal Police seize 48 tonnes of sugar suspected of adulteration at Port of Paranaguá

A joint operation by Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa) and the Federal Police resulted in the seizure of about 48 tonnes of VHP sugar suspected of adulteration in…