South America – Page 4
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NewsFIG floating dock
The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has launched a tender to build a new floating dock system to replace the moribund FIPASS dock…
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NewsSantos: Rethink underway
The direction of thinking on new container terminal concessions in Santos appears to be changing again. Rob Ward reports
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NewsA new lease of life
The prospects for DP World Santos have improved with the potential demise of the Superterminal plan opening the way for new investment
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NewsDP World Callao builds green credentials
DP World Callao, in Peru, has received the first LNG powered vessel to berth along the West Coast of South America and is promising the container terminal will be carbon neutral by the year 2030.
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NewsReputation matters in Costa Rica
The Government of Costa Rica in partnership with APM Terminals (APMT) Moin has confirmed the inauguration of two new container scanners.
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NewsVirtual MIT
Manzanillo International Terminal (MIT), Panama is introducing a new virtual training tool for its terminal yard tractor drivers from Tideworks.
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NewsCosco launches Europe/South America service
Cosco’s new weekly service will cut transit times between Europe and South America
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NewsMSC and Wilson, Sons link
MSC is reportedly keen to buy a majority shareholding in Wilson, Sons, the Brazilian based diversified shipping, terminal operating and logistics company.
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NewsSuccess for CGSA
Contecon Guayaquil S.A. (CGSA), in Ecuador, has handled its largest ever vessel. The ICTSI operated termina…
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NewsPolluting Truck Grant
The first round of a new US$400 million grant programme targeting port electrification and efficiency improvements for trucking has opened. The scheme falls…
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NewsAPM Terminals invests in Brazil
APM Terminals is investing almost €1 billion in the company’s operations in Brazil, with a focus on the Port of Santos
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NewsColombian terminal installs 4.9G network
Colombia’s largest private hydrocarbon terminal is improving reliability with a new 4.9G network
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NewsStrong Santos
Santos Port Authority (SPA) achieved the best monthly performance in its history in March 2023, when it handled 15.3 million tons of cargo.
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NewsItapoá Inspections
Itapoá Port in Brazil has introduced an HCVM XT cargo inspection system from Smiths Detection, a UK-based specialist in threat…
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NewsSantos Brasil: speculation rife
One issue that was high on the agenda of attendees at the Intermodal show was future ownership of container terminals at the Port of Santos, South America’s biggest port with 4.99 million TEU handled last year (38 per cent of Brazil’s total 12.6M TEU in 2022).
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NewsBrazil’s new political dimensions
Brazil’s new Minister for Ports and Shipping was the headline act at this year’s Intermodal South America trade show and conference.
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NewsDPW Santos Spend
DP World (DPW) has confirmed it is investing US$35 million to expand and modernise its operation…
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NewsDown but not out?
The APMT Itajai terminal lives on but the clock is ticking. Is revival a realistic prospect in the face of tough competition? Rob Ward investigates
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NewsPorto Itapoa invests in new hardware
The Brazilian Port of Itapoá has invested US$25 million in 10 remote-controlled Rubber-Tyred Gantry Cranes (RTGs), claiming it is the first port in South America to utilise this type of equipment.
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NewsRight rumpus on the Parana
Through the imposition of unequal tolls on the River Parana Argentina has sparked a storm of protest from other user countries while the new dredging concession is still pending. Rob Ward reports
