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Oil and Gas Aug, 27, 2020 0

Reduc carries out first cabotage operation of Diesel S10

In August, the Duque de Caxias Refinery (Reduc) concluded its first cabotage operation of Diesel S10, with the loading of 25,000m³ of fuel to the Guanabara Bay Waterway Terminal (TABG),…
Shipping Aug, 26, 2020 0

An evaluation of BR do Mar and the future of Cabotage

Rapid expansion of the Brazilian coastal trades has led to a pending shortage of carrying capacity. Brazilian domestic cabotage reached 667,849 TEU in 2019, up 13% from 591,921 TEU in…
Ports and Terminals Aug, 20, 2020 0

Governor of Espírito Santo seeks to reduce taxes on navigation fuel to attract more maritime traffic

The governor of Espírito Santo, Renato Casagrande, sent two bills to the Legislative Assembly that aim to increase the competitiveness of Espírito Santo. One of the projects deals with the…
Shipping Aug, 19, 2020 0

Itaipu performs second operation to help navigation along drought stricken Paraná river

The Itaipu plant has completed its second special operation to help with the flow of Paraguay’s grain harvest. In 13 days, the plant increased its energy production by 12%, when…
Shipping Aug, 19, 2020 0

Despite COVID-19, A.P. Moller-Maersk reports strong results for 2nd quarter

In the second quarter of 2020, A.P.Moller – Maersk improved profitability across all businesses. According to the company, this happened due to its agility to precipitate change according to customer…
Shipping Aug, 18, 2020 0

Ministers agree on a plan to begin working on Uruguay-Brazil waterway

Last Monday, August 17, the Minister of Infrastructure, Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas, and the Minister of Transport and Public Works of Uruguay, Luís Alberto Héber, participated in a virtual meeting…
Shipping Aug, 17, 2020 0

ZIM uses artificial intelligence to develop system to detect incorrectly declared hazardous cargo

ZIM has developed and implemented artificial intelligence-based software to detect and identify incorrectly declared hazardous cargo incidents before loading it onto the vessel.  The new ZIMGuard system checks load declarations at…
BR do mar
Shipping Aug, 12, 2020 0

BR do Mar cabotage project bill is sent to congress as matter of urgency

On Tuesday, August 11, the Government´s program to encourage cabotage, known as ‘BR do Mar’, was sent to the National Congress as a proposed bill and as a matter of…
Shipping Aug, 06, 2020 0

Brazil´s postal service to use cabotage to deliver textbooks to the northern region

Correios, Brazil´s postal service, intends to use cabotage to deliver textbooks in 2021. For this reason, in June the agency announced it would hire companies interested in providing this service. …
Shipping Aug, 05, 2020 0

IMO commissioned study shows maritime transport emissions forecast to grow 50% between 2018-2050

On the 4th of August, the International Maritime Organization released its fourth study on Greenhouse Gases.  The study was commissioned by the IMO and was carried out by an international…