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Ports and Terminals Jan, 15, 2019 0

Paranaguá Port to present expansion project to public

The Paranaguá and Antonina Port Authority (Appa) will publicly present its plans for expansion of the pier at Paranaguá port on January 23.  The project involves developing three piers (piers…
Ports and Terminals Jan, 15, 2019 0

A COSCO crew member fell to his death at the port of Vitória; another in hospital

On January 10, a 41-year old crew member was killed on the spot and another 43-year old man was hospitalized in an accident that took place in the port of Vitória,…
Ports and Terminals Jan, 11, 2019 0

Finnish UPM plans to participate in Montevideo pulp terminal concession

Finnish forest industry company, UPM intends to submit an offer in the tender of a pulp terminal in the port of Montevideo. The tender is being organized by the National Ports Administration…
Ports and Terminals Jan, 10, 2019 0

Libra is subject to pay in excess of R$2.669bn in port fees and fines to Codesp

An arbitral tribunal convened by the Center for Arbitration and Mediation of the Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce (CCBC) gave a verdict against Grupo Libra, ordering it to pay the Santos…
Ports and Terminals Jan, 09, 2019 0

Bolivia expected to draw up final plans for Port Busch within six months

The Bolivian Foreign Trade Institute (IBCE) announced that within six months it will have the final plans for Port Busch, a river port located in Bolivia’s access to the Paraguay-Paraná…
Ports and Terminals Jan, 08, 2019 0

Paraguay’s container throughput reaches 220,000 TEU in 2018

Paraguay has seen consistent growth in container throughput over the last seven years, increasing by 50% between 2011 and 2018 to 220,000 TEU. According to Navemar data, the the country…
Ports and Terminals Jan, 08, 2019 0

Paranaguá port handled a record 52.26m tons in 2018

Paranaguá port closed the year 2018 with a record cargo throughput of 52.26m tons, up almost 15% compared to the last highest in 2013. A total of 2,292 vessels called…
Ports and Terminals Jan, 03, 2019 0

Port of Cabedelo throughput rises 17.43% in 2018

The Port of Cabedelo closed 2018 with a towering 17.43% increase to 1.23m tons in cargo throughput, year-on-year. The port had already ended 2017 with an 11.39% rise compared to…
Ports and Terminals Jan, 03, 2019 0

Antaq approves demolition of a TES warehouse at the port of Santos

Brazil’s National Agency for Water Transport (Antaq) has authorized demolition of Warehouse XLII (External #42), located at Ponta da Praia’s export corridor within the Port of Santos. The warehouse is…
Ports and Terminals Dec, 27, 2018 0

Port Authorities have the power back but will be monitored by ANTAQ

A decree was published today in Brazil returning to port authorities the power to manage their own port areas. Since 2013 this power has been in the hands of Antaq,…