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Shipping Aug, 18, 2020 0

Ministers agree on a plan to begin working on Uruguay-Brazil waterway

Last Monday, August 17, the Minister of Infrastructure, Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas, and the Minister of Transport and Public Works of Uruguay, Luís Alberto Héber, participated in a virtual meeting…
Shipping Aug, 17, 2020 0

ZIM uses artificial intelligence to develop system to detect incorrectly declared hazardous cargo

ZIM has developed and implemented artificial intelligence-based software to detect and identify incorrectly declared hazardous cargo incidents before loading it onto the vessel.  The new ZIMGuard system checks load declarations at…
BR do mar
Shipping Aug, 12, 2020 0

BR do Mar cabotage project bill is sent to congress as matter of urgency

On Tuesday, August 11, the Government´s program to encourage cabotage, known as ‘BR do Mar’, was sent to the National Congress as a proposed bill and as a matter of…
Shipping Aug, 06, 2020 0

Brazil´s postal service to use cabotage to deliver textbooks to the northern region

Correios, Brazil´s postal service, intends to use cabotage to deliver textbooks in 2021. For this reason, in June the agency announced it would hire companies interested in providing this service. …
IMO
Shipping Aug, 05, 2020 0

IMO commissioned study shows maritime transport emissions forecast to grow 50% between 2018-2050

On the 4th of August, the International Maritime Organization released its fourth study on Greenhouse Gases.  The study was commissioned by the IMO and was carried out by an international…
CMA CGM
Shipping Aug, 03, 2020 0

CMA CGM increases tariff on SEAS + Salvador & Manaus service to Asia

CMA CGM reported that to cover operating costs, it will carry out a freight adjustment on a specific service offered by the company. From September 1, 2020 (BL date) until…
Shipping Aug, 03, 2020 0

Itaipu agrees again to help raise Paraná river level to facilitate Paraguay´s soy exports

Just over two months after completing a special operation to increase the level of the Paraná River, downstream of the dam, the Itaipu plant, which is located on the border…
Shipping Jul, 28, 2020 0

Why has River Plate transshipment cargo via Brazil grown over the years?

The recent visit at Brazil’s Southern port Itajai Complex, in Portonave berth, by CMA CGM’s 10,698 TEU capacity APL Paris, the largest ever container ship to call East Coast of…
CMA CGM
Shipping Jul, 21, 2020 0

CMA CGM cancels surcharge on ECSA exports to Cape Town

CMA CGM reported that it canceled the US$550 / TEU (Port Congestion Surcharge) surcharge that it had decided to levy, as of July 18, 2020 (BL date – until August…
Shipping Jul, 20, 2020 0

ONE launches new system for vessel inspection to ensure standards are maintained during pandemic

Ocean Network Express (ONE) has just launched a maritime safety and quality campaign.  Since it began operations in April 2018, the company has used the Vessel Quality Standard (VQS), a…