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Ports and Terminals Mar, 21, 2019 0

SAMWAF service will no longer call at Libra Terminal, Santos

The SAMWAF service, jointly operated by CMA CGM and Nile Dutch, will no longer call at Libra Terminal in Santos. The last call at the terminal will be on the…
Ports and Terminals Mar, 20, 2019 0

Paraguay’s Pilar Port prepares for its first shipment following modernization

Pilar Port, located on the banks of the Paraguay River in Ñeembucú and managed by Paraguay’s ANNP (National Administration of Navigation and Ports), is preparing to load its first cargo,…
Ports and Terminals Mar, 18, 2019 0

Brazil container throughput is expected to grow at an average annual rate of 6.5% until 2023, driving ECSA growth

Growth prospects for container handling on the East Coast of South America are positive for the next five years and should be approximately three times greater than GDP growth, according…
Economy Mar, 18, 2019 0

Dr Jackson Corbari, Brazil’s Customs Administration General Coordinator, is among the special guests at Datamar’s Intermodal conference panel this week

Intermodal South America, the largest logistics, cargo transportation and foreign trade event in South America, is taking place this week from the 19th to the 21st of March at the…
Ports and Terminals Mar, 18, 2019 0

Ibicuy Port returns to operation after 8-year hiatus

On Sunday, Ibicuy Port in Entre Rios, Argentina, loaded its first cargo in eight years, 14,000 tons of rice being exported to Iraq. The river port, situated on the delta…
Economy Mar, 18, 2019 0

Vale redirects vessels from the Southwest of Brazil to São Luiz, while more mining activities are suspended

A Brazilian court has ordered Vale to suspend operations at Timbopeba mine following a legal case filed by the Public Prosecution Office in Minas Gerais. Use of Doutor dam and…
Ports and Terminals Mar, 14, 2019 0

Santos container terminal productivity down by 20% as dockers strike continues

According to reports from The Journal of Commerce (JOC), terminal productivity is down by as much as 20% at the Port of Santos causing cargo delays, as a result of…
Ports and Terminals Mar, 14, 2019 0

Sauce de Juan Lacaze Port development work finishes this month

Uruguay’s National Ports Administration (ANP) informed the Port of Sauce de Juan Lacaze development work will be completed this month. The port, situated 150 km west of Montevideo, stopped shipping…
Santos City Hall - Sindestiva members marching on the streets of Santos
Ports and Terminals Mar, 13, 2019 0

Dockers take the strike to the Santos City Hall

The Dockworkers Union (Sindestiva) have decided to continue their strike after a meeting at the Union headquarters yesterday to discuss the stoppage. The dockworkers’ strike, which started on March 1,…
Codesa - The Port of Vitória
Ports and Terminals Mar, 13, 2019 0

BNDES begins the process of privatizing Codesa

The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) has started the process of privatizing the Espírito Santo Port Authority (Codesa). Codesa is the first federal port administration organ to be included in the…