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Ports and Terminals Apr, 07, 2020 0

Navy investigates 20cm draft increase at Barra Norte channel on Amazon river

The Brazilian Navy authorized the beginning of tests to increase the draft from 11.7 meters to 11.9 meters in the Barra Norte channel, on the Amazon River. Ordinance 122/2020 was…
Exportação açúcar e etanol
Ports and Terminals Apr, 07, 2020 0

Paraná ports register 9% growth in first quarter and 21% growth in March

In March, cargo movement at Paraná ports grew 21% year-on-year. During the month, terminals in Paraná handled around 5.2 million tons, despite the challenges faced due to the pandemic.  In the…
MAersk Chile
Ports and Terminals Apr, 06, 2020 0

Maersk applies Destination Congestion Charge on reefer containers bound for Manila

Maersk has told its customers that it will apply a Destination Congestion Charge (CFD) of US$1000 per container for all Reefer cargo destined for Manila, Philippines. This is because the…
Ports and Terminals Apr, 06, 2020 0

GM to ship 1,200 vehicles via Rio Grande Port

This week, 1,276 Onix and Onix Plus cars manufactured by GM in Gravataí are being exported via the Port of Rio Grande in two separate operations. On April 4, the Jasper…
Ports and Terminals Apr, 03, 2020 0

Port Secretary recognizes lack of reefer containers but rules out riskof paralyzes

The National Ports and Water Transport Secretary of the Infrastructure Ministry, Diogo Piloni, recognized that there is a lack of reefer containers in Brazil, as stated by entities related to…
Ports and Terminals Apr, 03, 2020 0

TCU approves projects to auction two cellulose terminals at Santos

On Wednesday (01/04), the Federal Audit Court (TCU) approved two projects to lease cellulose terminals at the Port of Santos (SP): STS14 and STS14A. Together, the two will receive investments…
Ports and Terminals Apr, 02, 2020 0

Paranaguá Port exports record amount of grain in March

The Port of Paranaguá ended March with the largest monthly movement ever recorded in the Export Corridor, with 2.4 million tons of soybeans, in grain and bran being shipped through…
Ports and Terminals Apr, 01, 2020 0

Infrastructure Ministry forms agreement to solve problem of Portus pension fund deficit

Last Thursday (March 26), the Infrastructure Ministry concluded an agreement to remedy the deficit in the Portus pension fund, which serves 10,000 participants from dock companies across the country. The…
Ports and Terminals Apr, 01, 2020 0

Itajaí holds further tests to manouver large vessels in new evolution basin

On Monday March 30, a twelfth special maneuver took place in the Itajaí Port Complex`s new evolution basin with vessels up to 306 meters long and 48.50 meters wide. All maneuvers…
Porto Itapoá
Ports and Terminals Apr, 01, 2020 0

Itapoá is the third largest container handling port in Brazil

Results published by ANTAQ (the National Waterway Transport Agency) show that Porto Itapoá is in first place amongst container handling ports in Santa Catarina State. In Brazil  According to data, Itapoa`s cargo handling increased 15.92% in 2019 to…