ZPMC ship "invaded" in Santos
NewsDock workers in Santos have boarded the Chinese heavy lift vessel, Zhen Hua 10, which was preparing to unload equipment for the new Embrapor...
Santos Brasil ownership change?
NewsThe controlling shareholders of Santos Brasil, South America’s biggest container terminal group, are said to be close to agreeing a new ow...
Brazil at the crossroads
NewsA comprehensive set of new proposals on port privatisation is due from Brasilia soon....
Brazilian ports hit by strikes
NewsIndustrial action by different bodies of officials has severely disrupted port operations...
Belém concession up for grabs
NewsCompanhia Docas do Pará (CDP), the state dock company in the Northern Brazilian state of Pará, will invite bids by the end of this year fo...
Rotterdam in Brazil bulk port deal
NewsThe Port of Rotterdam Authority has agreed to help develop a deep water port in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil...
Brazil’s Reporto regime "set for renewal"
NewsThe Reporto tax exemption regime in Brazil, which currently knocks at least 30% off the cost of imported container handling equipment not av...
Itajaí strike into third week
NewsA bitter strike at the APM Terminals Itajaí container facility in the south of Brazil has now entered its second week and there is still li...
"New era" for the Port of Santos
NewsWork has started to blast out the famed Teffe Stone and improve access to South America's biggest sea port...
Brazilian ports “at capacity limit”
NewsIn 2010, ports in Brazil handled 833.9 Mt, according to information released by the National Waterways Transport Agency (Antaq). This repres...
Cristino to undertake "fact finding" European ports tour
NewsLeônidas Cristino, the new man in charge at the Brazilian Ports Ministry (SEP), is about to embark on an “educational and fact-finding”...
Antwerp for Vitória
NewsPort of Antwerp International (PAI) has signed an MoU with Companhia Docas do Espírito Santo (Codesa) relating to the development of a new,...
Duisport cooperates with Brazilian government
NewsDuisburger Hafen AG (Duisport|) and the Brazilian ports ministry have signed an agreement aimed at developing a logistics concept for the S...
Gearing up for future growth
NewsLast year’s recovery in container traffic in Brazilian ports prompted renewed concern about congestion, but significant new capacity will ...
In the hunt for “fast-tracked” Manaus project
NewsThe Brazilian port authorities have accelerated the tender process for a new port for containers and bulk cargoes the jungle city of Manaus...