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Ports and Terminals Mar, 14, 2019 0

Santos container terminal productivity down by 20% as dockers strike continues

According to reports from The Journal of Commerce (JOC), terminal productivity is down by as much as 20% at the Port of Santos causing cargo delays, as a result of…
Natal port
Shipping Mar, 11, 2019 0

CMA CGM omits Natal Port following drug bust

The Port of Natal is hanging on a thread after authorities seized 3.3 tons of cocaine from containers at the port last month. After the drug bust, the port has…
Shipping Feb, 28, 2019 0

Maersk’s service changes impact Itaguaí exporters

In December, Maersk stopped operating on the ASAS SLII service and instead introduced a new service to the Far East, the NEW ASIA I service. The original ASAS SLII service…
Paraguay River
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…
Shipping Feb, 05, 2019 0

CMA CGM relaunches feeder service – PARAGWADA

CMA CGM has announced the return of the PARAGWADA feeder service, previously known as AMAZONIA SHUTTLE. The new service will call at Vila do Conde in Brazil, Caucedo in the Dominican Republic,…
Shipping Jan, 28, 2019 0

Port of Santos dredging costs lower than expected

Port of Santos dredging costs have fallen 11.9% to R$325m, from the R$369m previously estimated. A smaller volume of sediment needs to be removed to maintain the channel depth than…
Shipping Jan, 20, 2019 0

MSC AGADIR to skip Rio de Janeiro port

Hapag Lloyd announced that M/V “MSC AGADIR”, which serves the Mediterrranean route, will skip Rio de Janeiro port on her southbound voyage MM851A (DP 226850) due to the port congestion caused…
Shipping Dec, 25, 2018 0

OOCL, part of COSCO, introduces TLA1 service between Far East and East Coast South America

Hong Kong-based Orient Overseas Container Line, OOCL introduces its new Asia – East Coast South America service Transpacific Latin Atlantic 1 (TLA1). The first vessel will be the CMA CGM Jacques…
Shipping Dec, 06, 2018 0

Maersk increases operating capacity by introducing new service to Far East

This week Maersk announced the restructuring of its services to Asia, with the addition of a weekly service operated exclusively by the Maersk group. The new service includes 13 vessels,…
Shipping Dec, 06, 2018 0

PIL, Cosco and CMA-CGM expand their service to Asia

With all the changes that are happening in the Asian trade, Pacific International Line (PIL) announced that it will also make changes to its service to expand its market and…