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Tecon Salvador rolls out N4

News18 Oct 2017

Tecon Salvador in Brazil has successfully completed its implementation of the Navis N4 TOS....

Antwerp, Açu deal

News30 Jul 2017

Port of Antwerp, through its subsidiary Port of Antwerp International (PAI), will invest US$10M in Porto do Açu, a privately owned port com...

Floating mega-port for Brazil?

News25 Jan 2017

According to Brazilian consultancy Datamar, a consortium led by IV Partnership plans to build a container transhipment hub in international ...

Brazilian port investments

News22 Dec 2014

The Brazil-based BTG Pactual investment fund is looking for opportunities to enter the port sector in Brazil...

Paranaguá expansion plan

News11 Oct 2014

TCP Paranaguá has announced a long-term investment plan worth more than US$450M...

Brazil's infrastructure in the spotlight

News4 Apr 2014

The Intermodal South America conference in São Paulo this week heard much about Brazil's chronic congestion problems and how to fix them...

Ecoporto Santos goes for "super terminal"

News24 Feb 2014

Brazilian container terminal operator Ecoporto Santos will bid for the new “super terminal” that will be put together in the adjacent ar...

Brasil Terminal Portuário official opening

News30 Nov 2013

Brasil Terminal Portuário was officially opened on 28 November with a gala celebration held at the new 1.2M TEU annual capacity facility at...

Embraport social agreement reached

News20 Nov 2013

After almost nearly six months of industrial disputes, dockers’ unions in Santos and Embraport have signed an agreement that will bring so...

Paranaguá next in line

News12 Oct 2013

Antaq, the Brazilian National Agency for Waterways and Ports, has officially opened up the process for a second tranche of new port concessi...

Social peace again at Embraport

News12 Oct 2013

Another 30-day truce has been agreed by unions and management at Brazil's newest container terminal in Santos...

A first for Equiport

News1 Aug 2013

Equiport, the long-standing dealer for Terex reach stackers (and also mast trucks since Terex acquired Fantuzzi Noell) has supplied more tha...

More disruption in Santos

News12 Jul 2013

Two days of strikes and industrial action have brought many terminals at Brazil’s leading port of Santos to a standstill...

Brazil MP 595 furore continues

News3 Jun 2013

The controversial port legislation for Brazil, Medida Provisória 595 (MP 595), is moving inexorably forward and the country's Pre...

Strikes disrupt Brazil's ports

News26 Feb 2013

Dock workers in many of Brazil’s ports went on strike last Friday in the second salvo of action against proposed reforms of the waterfront...

ZPMC ship "invaded" in Santos

News19 Feb 2013

Dock workers in Santos have boarded the Chinese heavy lift vessel, Zhen Hua 10, which was preparing to unload equipment for the new Embrapor...

Tecon Salvador rolls out N4

Antwerp, Açu deal

Floating mega-port for Brazil?

Brazilian port investments

Paranaguá expansion plan

Brazil's infrastructure in the spotlight

Ecoporto Santos goes for "super terminal"

Brasil Terminal Portuário official opening

Embraport social agreement reached

Paranaguá next in line

Social peace again at Embraport

A first for Equiport

More disruption in Santos

Brazil MP 595 furore continues

Strikes disrupt Brazil's ports

ZPMC ship "invaded" in Santos

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Captain’s body found, four missing after ship sank near Taiwan

Konecranes reports higher profit, port solutions H1 order intake down 40%

NWSA calls for bids for Terminal 5 refrigerated container electrical upgrades

DP World Fremantle implements new weigh-in-motion system

Vessel detained in Haifa, seafarers abandoned in Yemen

Tecon Salvador rolls out N4

Antwerp, Açu deal

Floating mega-port for Brazil?

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Captain’s body found, four missing after ship sank near Taiwan

Konecranes reports higher profit, port solutions H1 order intake down 40%

NWSA calls for bids for Terminal 5 refrigerated container electrical upgrades

DP World Fremantle implements new weigh-in-motion system

Vessel detained in Haifa, seafarers abandoned in Yemen

Fire breaks out on Maersk container ship, one crew member dead

Cape Town Container Terminal takes delivery of 15 new terminal tractors

Fire on Maersk Frankfurt nearly out

Valenciaport’s container traffic up 14% in H1

Tanker capsizes near Manila claiming one life, cargo ship sinks off coast Taiwan