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Ports and Terminals Oct, 24, 2024 0

I Squared has change of hearts and drops offer to acquire Wilson Sons

Port operator Wilson Sons announced on Wednesday (23) that it received a letter from I Squared, in which the asset manager confirmed it would no longer pursue or launch a…
Ports and Terminals Oct, 23, 2024 0

Brazil’s TCP Tops 2023 Total with Over Two Months Left in 2024

On Monday (October 21), the Paranaguá Container Terminal (TCP) exceeded the total cargo volume handled at its berths for all of 2023, with more than two months remaining until the…
Ports and Terminals Oct, 23, 2024 0

Port of Itajaí boosts local economy with new ship lines

The Port of Itajaí has resumed container ship operations and is on track to handle 77.5 thousand TEUs, or 45 thousand units, by December 2024. These volumes, bolstered by three…
Ports and Terminals Oct, 23, 2024 0

Brazil to auction off Port of São Sebastião for BRL 650 million

On Tuesday (22), the Brazilian government announced plans to auction the Port of São Sebastião, located on the northern coast of São Paulo state. A public hearing is expected to…
Ports and Terminals Oct, 23, 2024 0

Port of Rio Grande to soon lease two key terminals

The Ministry of Ports and Airports’ auction plan includes renewing leases for two terminals at the Port of Rio Grande. RIG 25, the larger of the two, is expected to…
Ports and Terminals Oct, 23, 2024 0

Brazilian port sector goes on strike against changes in law

Port workers across Brazil staged a 12-hour strike last Tuesday, the 22nd, protesting proposed changes to the Ports Law (Law 12.815/2013), such as the elimination of night shift pay and…
Ports and Terminals Oct, 23, 2024 0

Mirgor port in Argentina slated to begin construction in 2025

The construction of a new port in Río Grande, Argentina, is slated to begin in the first quarter of 2025, confirmed Roberto Murcia, president of the Provincial Port Authority of…
Ports and Terminals Oct, 22, 2024 0

Port of Santos Has Largest Drug Seizure of the Year: Over a Ton of Cocaine Confiscated

Over a ton of cocaine was seized by the Federal Revenue Service at the Port of Santos on Monday morning (21). The narcotics were concealed within a shipment of scrap…
Other Logistics Oct, 22, 2024 0

Ferroport triples iron ore exports in ten years of operation at Açu Port

Ferroport, which operates the iron ore terminal at the Port of Açu in São João da Barra, Rio de Janeiro, is set to celebrate its tenth anniversary this month with…
Ports and Terminals Oct, 22, 2024 0

Paranaguá Container Terminal electrifies equipment October 22, 2024

At the end of September, the conversion of Paranaguá Container Terminal’s (TCP’s) third RTG (tire-operated gantry) crane from diesel to electric power was completed. The equipment is already working on…