Ports and Terminals

Argentina’s Bahía Blanca Port reserves area for expansion

Argentina’s Bahía Blanca Port reserves area for expansion

The directors of the Bahía Blanca Port Management Consortium are investing in order to become an export terminal in the Vaca Muerta region. To this end, the port is acquiring…

Cargo Handling at the Port of Vitória Increases

In July, the Port of Vitória (SP) recorded a 20% increase in cargo movement compared to July 2018. There were 609,466 tons handled, against 506,919 tons in the previous year,…

Cargo movement in the Port of Santos breaks new record in July

July recorded the best monthly cargo movement in the history of the Port of Santos. There were 12.74m tons of cargo handled, which is 2.1% above the previous record (12.48m…

Bolivian Port of Jennefer Enabled for Foreign Trade Operations

The Bolivian National Customs authorized the Port of Jennefer to carry out import operations instead of only export operations, which opens up new logistical possibilities for Bolivian foreign trade. According…

Paraná is the main gateway to fertilizers in Brazil

Fertilizer imports unloaded by the Ports of Paraná totaled US$1.48bn from January to July 2019. The value, according to the Ministry of Economy, Industry, Foreign Trade, and Services, is 34%…

Port of Rio de Janeiro grows 14.7% in container and solid bulk handling

The Port of Rio de Janeiro handled 3.5m tons of cargo in the first half of 2019. The biggest increases were containerized cargo and solid bulk, which grew 14.7% compared…

Puerto Rosario Terminal in Argentina Increases Operations by 75%

The Argentine terminal of Puerto Rosario (TPR) increased its cargo handling operations by 75% compared to 2018 due to the opening of new markets and the incorporation of new loading…

Port of Itajaí grew 3% in cargo handling in July

The Port of Itajaí continues its excellent performance and recovery in the domestic port market. Proof of this are the positive numbers released each month when compared to the same…

Santos Port Authority is qualified by the government for privatization

The Santos Port Authority (Codesp) was qualified by the government to be privatized through the Investment Partnership Program (IPP). The decision was made at the 10th meeting of the IPP…