Suape – new tenders on the way

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A tender for a second container terminal in the port os Suape, in Pernambuco in North Eastern Brazil, "will go ahead during the second half ...

Brazil port tenders imminent?

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The Ports Minister has promised that new port tenders will be coducted before the end of June, but his own future in the post may not be sec...

Embraport social agreement reached

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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

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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

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

More disruption in Santos

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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

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

ZPMC ship "invaded" in Santos

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

Itajaí strike into third week

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A 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...

Brazilian ports “at capacity limit”

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In 2010, ports in Brazil handled 833.9 Mt, according to information released by the National Waterways Transport Agency (Antaq). This repres...