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Ports and Terminals Oct, 06, 2022 0

Brazilian Federal Authorities apprehend 549kg of cocaine in Santos

Brazil’s Federal Police (PF) and Revenue Service seized 549kg of cocaine in the Port of Santos, on the coast of São Paulo, on Tuesday, October 4. According to the agencies,…
Ports and Terminals Oct, 06, 2022 0

Hapag-Lloyd AG acquires terminal business of SM SAAM S.A.

Hapag-Lloyd AG and SM SAAM S.A. signed a binding agreement today under which Hapag-Lloyd will acquire 100 % of the shares of SAAM Ports S.A. and SAAM Logistics S.A. and…
Ports and Terminals Oct, 06, 2022 0

Port of Paranagua: bidding of grain hopper enters new phase

On Wednesday, October 5, the bidding commission of port authority Portos do Paraná opened the envelopes of bidding 006/2022 pertaining to the project East Wharf, which includes the grain hopper…
Ports and Terminals Oct, 06, 2022 0

Portonave breaks container throughput record

Portonave set a new container throughput record in September 2022, the month in which the terminal saw its best performance of the year- well above 2021’s results. Access to the…
Ports and Terminals Oct, 05, 2022 0

Porto Murtinho: Brazil’s new entryway of fertilizers

The first ever shipment of imported fertilizers has recently arrived at the port terminal in Porto Murtinho, operated by the FV Cereais Group. The barges carrying the product arrived on…
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Ports and Terminals Oct, 04, 2022 0

Recently-privatized Codesa eyes cargo and capacity expansion

Now officially privatized, Codesa plans to expand the capacity of the ports in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo and bring new types of cargo to the terminals. The new…
Ports and Terminals Oct, 04, 2022 0

Pernambuco gov’t announces autonomy recovery over Port of Suape operations

The Government of Pernambuco announced, on Monday, October 3, increased autonomy over aspects of the management of the Port of Suape. The information was disclosed following the publication of Brazil’s…
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Ports and Terminals Oct, 04, 2022 0

‘BR do Mar:’ Brazilian port sector awaits regulation 6 months after law ratification

Half a year after the ratification of Federal Law 14,301/22, which created the Cabotage Transport Stimulus Program, known as BR do Mar, the Brazilian port sector is still awaiting the…
Ports and Terminals Oct, 04, 2022 0

ATP, Antaq sign agreement to promote technical cooperation in private terminals

Brazil’s Association of Private Port Terminals (ATP) and the National Agency for Waterway Transportation (Antaq) formalized, on Monday afternoon (10/3), an agreement that prescribes joint efforts aimed at the growth…
Ports and Terminals Oct, 03, 2022 0

Brazil’s National Secretary of Ports takes on presidency of Portos do Paraná board

The National Secretary of Ports and Waterway Transportation, Mario Povia, assumed the Presidency of the Board of Directors of the Ports of Paranaguá and Antonina (Consad) on Friday, 30, as…