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Ports and Terminals Jul, 30, 2020 0

Port of São Francisco do Sul registers 13.3% growth in first semester

The Port of São Francisco do Sul has been registering successive increases in cargo handling on a monthly basis. In the first half of 2020 alone, the growth was 13.3%,…
Ports and Terminals Jul, 29, 2020 0

Ro-Ro vessel at Paranaguá port is loaded with buses bound for Angola

A Ro-Ro (Roll-on/roll-off) vessel was chartered for the express purpose of carrying a full load of buses at the Port of Paranaguá for the first time. This week, the Ulusoy…
Ports and Terminals Jul, 29, 2020 0

Cargo movement at public ports grows 6.6% in first semester

A survey by the Infrastructure Ministry conducted amongst eight port authorities that account for 80% of all leasing contracts at national ports, pointed out that the movement of cargo from…
Ports and Terminals Jul, 29, 2020 0

New development plans for Santos Port are approved

The new development plans for Santos Port were approved on Tuesday, July 28, by the Infrastructure Ministry (Minfra).  It approved the new Development and Zoning Plan (PDZ) for the port…
Ports and Terminals Jul, 24, 2020 0

Buenos Aires records 1.5% increase in TEU handling between Jan-May 2020

Buenos Aires Port recorded a 1.5% increase in TEU handling in the first five months of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. In addition, in May, the Gross…
Ports and Terminals Jul, 24, 2020 0

Suape Port receives Sammax class container vessel for first time

Suape Port received a container vessel of the Sammax class, for the first time on July 23.  The vessel can reach 336 meters in length, 48 meters in width and…
Ports and Terminals Jul, 24, 2020 0

Itajaí Port’s nautical chart is updated after works done to improve drafts

Itajaí Port is undergoing a process of updating its nautical chart for water access, after works were done to change the drafts. The procedure is carried out by the Brazilian…
Ports and Terminals Jul, 23, 2020 0

TCP to invest R$2.5 billion in expanding container operations at Paranaguá

The Paraná Goverment said that TCP (the Paranaguá Container Terminal) plans to invest around R$2.5 billion in the coming years in the Port of Paranaguá and generate 10,000 jobs. The…
Ports and Terminals Jul, 23, 2020 0

Pecém port breaks record with 34,000 tonne shipment of steel sheet

The Port of Pecém broke a 24-hour record for shipments of steel sheets, with 34,000 tonnes loaded on July 18. The cargo belonged to Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém (CSP), based…
Ports and Terminals Jul, 22, 2020 0

Record bulk shipment of 103,000 tonnes performed at Paranaguá

A record bulk shipment is being carried out in Paranaguá Port’s Export Corridor this week, with vessel E.R Bayonne being loaded with 104,200 tonnes of soybean meal at berth 214.…