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Ports and Terminals May, 28, 2020 0

CDRJ reactives North Channel which links to Itaguaí Port

Companhia Docas do Rio de Janeiro (CDRJ) reactivated the North Channel of Ilha das Cabras, at Itaguaí Port, with the objective of improving the waterway infrastructure and increasing the productivity…
Ports and Terminals May, 27, 2020 0

Zoning and Development Plan for Itaqui port approved

Itaqui port’s Zoning and Development Plan (PDZ) was approved by the Ministry of Infrastructure through an ordinance that will come into effect on the first of June this year. The…
Ports and Terminals May, 26, 2020 0

Port of Santos signs contract with Adonai East for lease of STS 13A terminal

Last week, the Santos port authority (SPA) signed the contract to lease the STS 13A terminal to Adonai East, of the Aba Infraestrutura e Logística S/A group, thus outsourcing operations…
Ports and Terminals May, 26, 2020 0

Infrastructure Ministry devolves power to auction port facililties to São Francisco do Sul Port

The Infrastructure Ministry signed an agreement last week to allow SCPar São Francisco do Sul Port (SC) to prepare tenders and carry out bidding procedures for the leasing of port…
Ports and Terminals May, 25, 2020 0

Port of Santos breaks throughput records in April

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has slowed global economic activity, has not yet reached Santos.   In April the port registered its largest monthly throughput in history, at 13.4 million tons, a…
Ports and Terminals May, 24, 2020 0

Port of Ilhéus resumes its handling of soy shipments

Since May 4, soybean operations were restarted at the Port of Ilhéus with a shipment of 30,000 tons of the commodity.  They had been suspended since August 2018.  The port…
Ports and Terminals May, 19, 2020 0

Maritime trade surplus up 15% YoY in first four months as imports fall and agribusiness exports rise

The Private Port Terminals Association (ATP), which represents companies such as Vale and Bunge, stated that Brazil’s maritime trade surplus increased by 14.56% in the first four months of 2020…
Ports and Terminals May, 19, 2020 0

CDJR opens new center to tighten operational safety at Rio de Janeiro Port

On Monday May 18th, the Companhia Docas do Rio de Janeiro (CDRJ) inaugurated the Operational Control Center (CCO) for the Port Management Superintendencies of Rio de Janeiro (SUPRIO) and the…
Ports and Terminals May, 19, 2020 0

Performance of berths at Santos hampered due to lack of dredging maintenance work

A delay in carrying out dredging and maintenance work at Santos has caused 7 of the 64 berths to lose their operational draft, hampering berthing ability of large vessels. The…
Ports and Terminals May, 18, 2020 0

Interim lease contracts signed by Santos for development of three areas

Last week the Santos Port Authority (SPA) signed transition contracts for the development of areas in Saboó, at Santos Port, with Brasil Terminal Portuário (BTP), Santos Brasil and Set Port,…