South America – Page 7
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IMETAME launch
Yet another new port project, specialising in containers but including general cargo, dry and liquid bulk facilities, was launched at Intermodal South America.
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Portonave Plots A Growth Path
On the other side of the River Itajai-Acu, the Portonave terminal, which now sits in the MSC/TIL portfolio, highlights its recent progress. It achieved a 1.1 million TEU throughput in 2021, a notable 29 per cent increase.
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APMT Itajai Develops the Ro-Ro Option…
APM Terminals Itajai, which has been losing container volume and market share to Portonave, its rival across the River Itajai Acu, and also to Porto Itapoa, some 90 km away, is turning to ro-ro as a way of bolstering its bottom line.
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NewsINTERMODAL SOUTH AMERICA: BACK IN BUSINESS
The Intermodal South America (ISA) trade show returned to the stage this year, after a three-year absence and exceeded all expectations, according to the organisers as well as dozens of attendees interviewed by Port Strategy.
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NewsTHE MANAUS YO-YO SPINS…
Superterminais has stepped up the battle for market share in Manaus, the Amazon port city, with the implementation of a new investment plan. Rob Ward reports
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NewsVITORIA MODEL LAUNCHED
The port management body for port Vitoria has been privatised. As Rob Ward explains it represents a test case for similar privatisations to come including for Santos
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NewsSTS10 RIVALRY HOTS UP
There are two schools of thought about the role of the forthcoming STS10 terminal concession in Santos, Brazil – an ECSA hub or another terminal to promote greater competition. Rob Ward examines the arguments
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NewsSmartPort solution for Chile terminal
Kalmar SmartPort automation will help a new terminal in Chile minimise idle times and avoid delays
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NewsPERU LINES UP MAJOR PORT INVESTMENTS FOR 2022
Public and private sector port investment in Peru in 2022 is expected to come in at just under the two billion US dollar mark.
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STS10 SANTOS GETS GOING BUT WITH SOME CONTROVERSY
The planned concession of the new so-called STS10 container terminal in the port of Santos, Brazil is running into stormy waters.
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NewsFRUIT: ON FERTILE GROUND
Brazilian gateway ports for fruit are capturing greater cargo volumes. Rob Ward assesses their performance and plans to facilitate further growth
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NewsSSA PLANS MANZANILLO CRANE INVESTMENT
SSA Mexico is to order two Super Post Panamax ship-to-shore gantries and six rubber-tyred-gantry (RTG) units for its Terminal Especializada de Contenedores (TEC1) in Manzanillo, Mexico.
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NewsPRESS THE REFRESH BUTTON
Dredging contractors continue to broaden their approach to securing new contracts alongside the sector introducing dredger designs that match the latest requirements. AJ Keyes reviews the premier developments
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The history of the Brazilian cruise shipping market
Cruise shipping in Brazil took off at the end of the 20th century
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Pecém Prepares
The APM Terminals Pecém facility will have new equipment in place ahead of the 2022 fruit harvest in Brazil.
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NewsNavis TOS for Uruguay port
Deal with Navis will help future-proof operations at a port in Uruguay
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NewsNEW PATHS FOR PARAGUAY
Low water in the River Parana waterway is prompting fundamental changes in inland container logistics and new port gateway selections
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NewsTCP SETTING UP IN ASUNCION
TCP, the Paranagua (Brazil) container terminal operator, is to establish a permanent presence in Asuncion as part of efforts to consolidate and expand Paraguayan container traffic
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NewsPORT INVESTMENT FUNDAMENTAL TO MEXICO’S CIIT PLANS
The Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (CIIT) wants to improve container efficiencies in two Mexican ports in order to support a major Mexican infrastructure project.
