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Economy
Jun, 18, 2026
Week 202625

Paraguay’s raw material imports rise 6% through May, led by metallurgy and chemical-pharmaceutical sectors

Paraguay’s imports of industrial inputs under the government-led raw-material import program totaled US$196 million through May, up 6% from the same period in 2025, with the metallurgy and chemical-pharmaceutical sectors…
Sugar and Ethanol
Jun, 18, 2026
Week 202625

Ilhéus port mill to get expanded infrastructure as restoration advances

Restoration work on the mill at the Port of Ilhéus is moving forward, with the project now set to include both the recovery of the existing structure and an expansion…
Shipping
Jun, 18, 2026
Week 202625

Norsul and Norcoast invest in deck officer training to ease Brazil’s cabotage labor shortage

Brazil has more vessels entering service, but not enough officers to crew them. As cabotage — coastal shipping between domestic ports — expands on the back of the BR do…
Antaq
Jun, 18, 2026
Week 202624

Brazil’s Antaq makes settlement talks mandatory in container logistics billing disputes

Brazil’s waterway transport regulator, Antaq, has created a mandatory settlement stage for complaints involving allegedly improper charges in container logistics, adding a new step before cases move into formal enforcement…
Other Logistics
Jun, 18, 2026
Week 202625

Thailand revives $30 billion coast-to-coast corridor to rival Malacca Strait

Chaiyaporn Arunrasamee hunched over his fishing nets, overlooking the waters of the Andaman Sea, where Thailand’s government is proposing an ambitious “Land Bridge” that will ferry goods between ports on…
Jun, 18, 2026
Week 202625

Brazil gains new agricultural market access in China and Panama

Brazil has concluded negotiations that will allow new agricultural exports to China and Panama, expanding market access for Brazilian producers. In China, sanitary authorities approved imports of Brazilian fruit pulp…