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Libra Terminal Santos
Ports and Terminals Apr, 29, 2019 0

Last cargo shipped from Libra Terminais Santos

Container terminal operator, Libra Terminais S.A., confirmed receiving its last vessel, Cosco Shipping Volga, at Ponta da Praia on April 28. The vessel call marked the end of Libra Terminais…
licitação do Porto de Buenos Aires
Ports and Terminals Apr, 29, 2019 0

Government discloses details of Buenos Aires Port concession

According to Nuestromar, the Argentine government is preparing to release the specifications of the tender for operating the Puerto Nuevo container terminal in Buenos Aires within a few weeks. The…
Ports and Terminals Apr, 26, 2019 0

Santos records a 1.5% drop in cargo handling in Q1, 2019

Brazil’s busiest port, Santos, saw a 1.5% year-on-year decrease in cargo movements in the first quarter of 2019, reaching 30.448m tons. The drop is due to a significant 7.2% reduction…
Tugboats: Svitzer Elias D
Shipping Apr, 26, 2019 0

Svitzer invests R$60m in tugboats at Port of Vitória

Maersk towage and tugboat operator, Svitzer, has started operating two tugboats in Vitória port, opening the second phase of its expansion plans in Brazil. The tugs, Svitzer Elias D and…
João Doria and Jaír Bolsonaro met on Tuesday to discuss Port of Santos privatization
Ports and Terminals Apr, 25, 2019 0

Santos Port privatization: Doria gives more details

The governor of São Paulo, João Doria, and Brazil’s President, Jaír Bolsonaro, met on Tuesday to discuss the Port of Santos privatization among other issues. After the meeting, the governor…
Mar del Plata Multipurpose Terminal - grain silos
Ports and Terminals Apr, 23, 2019 0

No interest in Mar del Plata Multipurpose Terminal auction

The Mar del Plata Port Consortium has declared the Multipurpose Terminal auction void after no parties made an offer. The area that was up for auction is currently home to…
Ports and Terminals Apr, 23, 2019 0

ANP in Uruguay reconsiders dedicated MSC Terminal

Uruguay’s national ports administration, Administración Nacional de Puertos (ANP) has put forward an alternative plan for building a dedicated terminal for Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. (MSC) in a different location…
Porto de Concepción del Uruguay
Ports and Terminals Apr, 22, 2019 0

Record rice shipment at Port of Concepcíon del Uruguay

The Port of Concepcíon del Uruguay, Argentina, has exported a record amount of rice in bulk in a single shipment, at around 24,000 tons. Usually, the port handles a maximum…
Ports and Terminals Apr, 18, 2019 0

Antaq authorizes operation of TUP in São João da Barra

Brazil’s National Waterway Transportation Agency (Antaq) has authorized Brasil Port Logística Offshore e Estaleiro Naval LTDA to partially operate the Private Use Terminal (TUP) in São João da Barra. The…
Codesp to start emergecy dredging - Van Oord Maritime Operation
Ports and Terminals Apr, 18, 2019 0

Codesp plans emergency dredging at Santos

Santos Port Authority (Codesp) issued a tender for emergency dredging to maintain the channel depth at the port of Santos. Offers will be accepted until the end of April. The…