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Ports and Terminals Sep, 22, 2022 0

200-meter-long vessel brings 680 imported cars to Brazil’s Itajaí

A RO RO ship brought 688 luxury cars to the Port of Itajaí on Monday, September 19. Together, the vehicles weigh 1,138 tonnes. According to information from the port, the…
Automotive Sep, 21, 2022 0

Record Shipping Costs Add to Auto Industry’s Supply Chain Woes

The car industry, already grappling with a shortage of semiconductors, is now seeing another source of supply-chain concern: a lack of ships that leads to record shipping costs. Earnings for…
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Automotive Sep, 19, 2022 0

Brazil motorcycle sales up 25.7% in August

Colombia grew in motorcycle purchases from Brazil (1,436 units, 25.7% of the total exported in August). The country outdid Argentina, the United States, and Canada, thus becoming Brazil’s most important…
Automotive Sep, 09, 2022 0

Automobile exports climb 59% in August

The production of automobiles in Brazilian factories hit a new record in August this year with 238,000 units, up 8.7% over July and 43.9% over August 2021. For the first…
Economy Sep, 06, 2022 0

Chinese investment in Brazil back on the rise after pandemic

In 2021, Chinese companies invested $5.9 billion in Brazil. According to the Brazil–China Business Council, the figure is the highest since 2017 and up 208 percent from 2020, when both…
Automotive Aug, 26, 2022 0

Mercedes-Benz Brazil expands shipments to South Africa

The Brazilian subsidiary of Mercedez-Benz informed on Thursday, August 25, 2022, that it has expanded sales of vehicles produced at the company’s São Bernardo do Campo unit, in São Paulo,…
Automotive Aug, 23, 2022 0

COSCO develops tech to transform pulp ship into a car carrier

In the unprecedented shipping markets witnessed during the pandemic, cargo types have migrated to all manner of alternate vessels, a new phenomenon which has seen boxes taken on bulk carriers,…
Ports and Terminals Aug, 12, 2022 0

Ship breaks yearly record by disembarking 2012 vehicles at the Port of Vitoria

The ro-ro vessel Florida Highway docked on Monday night (8) at berth 207 of the Capuaba pier in Vila Velha. A total of 2,012 vehicles disembarked, 1,700 of which were…
Automotive Aug, 12, 2022 0

The best result since 2015: motorcycle exports from Brazil up 8.1% in July

A review study by the Brazilian Association of Manufacturers of Motorcycles, Mopeds, Scooters, Bicycles, and Similar (Abraciclo) shows that exports from this industry totaled 4,962 motorcycles in July, an increase…
Ports and Terminals Aug, 11, 2022 0

Santos Brasil Vehicle Terminal receives 324 electric cars

On August 2nd, the TEV (Vehicle Terminal) owned by Santos Brasil received the shipment of electric cars in its history: 324 units that were brought on the Grande Sapphire ship.…