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Ports and Terminals May, 15, 2020 0

Buenos Aires Port concessions extended for further 24 months

On Friday May 15th, Argentina’s General Administration of Ports (AGP) granted an extension to concessions for operational groups Terminal de Rio da Prata (TRP), APM Terminals, and Hutchinson Ports after…
Ports and Terminals May, 15, 2020 0

New equipment arrives at TECON Salvador

On Wednesday May 13th, Tecon Salvador received three portainers (ship to shore cranes) and five RTGs (patio cranes on wheels), to be used in the area that is being expanded…
Ports and Terminals May, 14, 2020 0

Workers at Santos Port increasingly affected by COVID-19

Brazilian port workers are starting to be more significantly impacted by Covid-19, with more cases cropping up.  According to a report published by Bloomberg, at Santos, at least three private…
Ports and Terminals May, 14, 2020 0

Uncertainty at Buenos Aires Port as concessions expire without definition of path ahead

Just under 24 hours before the expiry of the concessions for terminals at the port of Buenos Aires, uncertainty reigns over how the Argentine government will resolve this process.  Currently, the…
Ports and Terminals May, 13, 2020 0

New regulations introduced to regulate minimum wage for port workers during coronavirus pandemic

On the 11th of May, the Ministry of Infrastructure published an ordinance that regulates the minimum wage payment for the port workers who are on leave due to the new…
Ports and Terminals May, 11, 2020 0

Brazil’s port movement showed only a 1.1% dip in first quarter despite coronavirus pandemic

According to ANTAQ, the national port sector (public ports and private terminals) handled 247.1 million tons in the first quarter of 2020. This is only a 1.1% drop year-on-year.   Whilst…
Ports and Terminals May, 08, 2020 0

Auctions of pulp terminals at Santos to take place in August

On Friday May 8th, the National Waterway Transport Agency (Antaq) published documents for the auctioning of leases for two terminals at the Port of Santos, for the handling and storage…
Ports and Terminals May, 08, 2020 0

Marimex and Infrastructure Ministry in court over Santos port area

Port operator Marimex and the Infrastructure Ministry are having a court battle over the fate of 100,000 square meter area currently occupied by Marimex, which provides terminal customs services for…
Ports and Terminals May, 07, 2020 0

Itaqui Port reports positive performance despite lockdown in Maranhão

As the capital of Maranhão, São Luís, where Itaqui port is located, became the first large Brazilian city to implement a lockdown to combat the new coronavirus, the port’s president,…
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Ports and Terminals May, 07, 2020 0

Paraná state government renews agreement to manage Paraná Ports for another 25 years

This week the Union renewed the delegation agreement for use of the ports at Paranaguá and Antonina together with the Government of the State of Paraná. The document, signed on…