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Ports and Terminals Feb, 11, 2019 0

Port of Santos Privatization Plans generate concerns

Calls to privatize the Port of Santos by the São Paulo state governor, João Doria, and the wider Bolsonaro government, have caused concerns for port sector entities according to A…
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Ports and Terminals Feb, 11, 2019 0

DP World in Santos: investment and service diversification with a focus on the future

Datamar talked to Mr. Fabio Siccherino, Commercial Director of DP World Santos. With headquarters in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, DP World is one of Santos’ three large container…
Ports and Terminals Feb, 11, 2019 0

Paraná requests decentralization of concession granting

Paraná is the first Brazilian state to request decentralization of concession granting activities, currently undertaken by the National Secretariat of Ports. The State wants autonomy for the port’s asset management…
Fish Feb, 08, 2019 0

Korean flagged trawler arrested for illegal fishing in Argentina

Argentina’s Naval Prefecture intercepted a Korean vessel “O Yang 77” yesterday, fishing illegally in Argentine waters. Coast guard vessel “GC24 Mantila” spotted the fishing trawler, off the coast of Comodo…
Ports and Terminals Feb, 08, 2019 0

Usiminas plans a major infrastructural revamp in Cubatão

Usiminas, one of the largest steel producers in the Americas, has presented plans to the mayor of Cubatão to develop a port complex in the area where the company currently…
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Shipping Feb, 07, 2019 0

Dredging works soon to resume on the Paraguay River

Dredging work on the Paraguay River is likely to start within two weeks after its temporary suspension in November last year. Lack of dredging work has limited cargo movements on…
Ports and Terminals Feb, 07, 2019 0

Mar del Plata sees a sharp decline in container throughput

Argentinian fishing port, Mar del Plata, witnessed an alarming drop in container cargo throughput in January this year, down 60% compared to the same month in 2018. However, there were no changes in the…
Ports and Terminals Feb, 05, 2019 0

Governor gives the go ahead for bridge between Santos and Guarujá

Governor gives the go ahead for bridge between Santos and Guarujá São Paulo’s new governor, João Doria, has given consent to start building a bridge between Santos and Guarujá, expected to…
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Ports and Terminals Feb, 04, 2019 0

Chinese fishing port in Punta Yeguas faces opposition

Local residents and environmental activists have grouped together to stop the development of a duty-free zone west of Montevideo in Punta Yeguas. The US$200m project comprises of a port near…
Ports and Terminals Feb, 01, 2019 0

Santa Catarina registers a 5.5% increase in poultry exports

Although Brazil’s poultry industry suffered a slower season last year, Santa Catarina saw the opposite. Poultry exports were up by 5.5% in 2018, YoY. According to the Santa Catarina Federation of Industries…