The dispute over Brazil’s latest container terminal start-up underscores the point that this sector is worth fighting over, but the outcome could set the tone for future investment strategies.
Portonave, the latest container terminal to start up in South America, opened to a welcome of strike action. Other container terminals in Brazil, many of them in Santos, the biggest port on the continent, could face similar problems as, in the view of many, the entrenched vested interests of dock labour and politicians try to maintain their power base....
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