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Norcoast Achieves 20% Market Share in Its First Year of Operation.

Norcoast, a Brazilian coastal shipping company, has completed its first year of operations with a 20% market share in the ports it serves and a portfolio of over 400 active…
Shipping Mar, 27, 2025 0

Brazil gets access to new offshore area in “Blue Amazon”

The United Nations agency in charge of evaluating maritime boundary demarcations has approved the expansion of Brazil’s oceanic border from its northern coastline. The UN Commission on the Limits of…
Shipping Mar, 26, 2025 0

Argentina Sees Contentious Debate Over the Paraná Waterway Concession

During an intense session before the Transport Commission, Iñaki Arreseygor, Director of Argentina’s National Agency for Ports and Navigation, claimed that there was a coordinated effort—what he called an “orchestrated…
Shipping Mar, 26, 2025 0

Panama president wants mega port to fight US maritime influence

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino said Thursday, March 20, that he wants to build a megaport on the Pacific to complement the Panama Canal ‘s business , and he downplayed…
Shipping Mar, 26, 2025 0

Getting the math right: Crunch time for shipping’s net-zero ambitions

Today, more than 80 per cent of the world’s traded goods are moved by shipping but the industry also accounts for up to 3 per cent of global greenhouse gas…
Shipping Mar, 25, 2025 0

China is building new ships at record pace to turbocharge its car exports

Chinese shipyards are building large new car transport vessels at an unprecedented pace as China looks to gain greater control over global shipping and help electric vehicle makers such as…
Shipping Mar, 25, 2025 0

Norcoast Announces Stephano Galvão as New Operations Director

Norcoast, a Brazilian coastal shipping company, has announced the appointment of Stephano Galvão as its new Operations Director. With a holistic business vision, the executive will contribute to process optimization,…
Shipping Mar, 25, 2025 0

Hapag-Lloyd sees earnings falling further this year as US tariffs, Suez weigh

Container shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd said on Thursday (March 20) net profit fell nearly 19% in 2024 and is expected to decline further this year, with U.S. tariffs and Houthi militant…
Shipping Mar, 24, 2025 0

DataSmart 2025 Kicks Off in São Paulo, Showcasing Data-Driven Innovation in Trade

The DataSmart 2025 conference, organized by Datamar, kicks off this Tuesday in São Paulo, bringing together trade professionals and industry experts to explore how technology and data analytics are transforming…
Shipping Mar, 24, 2025 0

Hacker group claims to have knocked out comms on 116 Iranian vessels

Lab Dookhtegan, a hacker group, has claimed this week it has disrupted the communication networks of 116 ships belonging to Iran’s top two shipping firms. “In an unprecedented move, we…