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Waterway sector forecasts losses of R$ 3 billion with the stoppage of the Tietê-Paraná Waterway

According to the Union of Customs Brokers, the temporary stoppage of cargo transport on the Tietê-Paraná Waterway, which closed on August 27, should generate losses of R$ 3 billion for…
cargo freight in China
Shipping Aug, 27, 2021 0

Delta variant affects production in Asia, congests ports, and raises costs

The supply chain bottleneck that was supposed to be temporary now looks set to last until next year due to the advance of the Covid-19 Delta variant that is disrupting…
Meat Aug, 27, 2021 0

Logistic chaos affects mean exports from Paraguay and Uruguay

Interruptions in global shipping and drought-stricken rivers threaten to reduce Uruguay’s and Paraguay’s beef exports as rising food prices fuel inflation worldwide. In land-locked Paraguay, slaughtering should decrease 20% to…
Shipping Aug, 26, 2021 0

Wilson Sons reducing greenhouse gases emissions from its tugboats

Wilson Sons is incorporating the IMO TIER III standard, reducing emission levels of nitrogen oxides by more than 75% in the company’s four tugboats being built at the Group’s shipyard…
Shipping Aug, 26, 2021 0

Container dispute continues affecting agribusiness

The global scenario of shortage of ships and containers for export and the rise in sea freight are leaving a bitter taste of lost opportunity for Brazilian agribusiness. Although the…
HMM to join the Alliance
Shipping Aug, 25, 2021 0

Pandemic shifts in carrier alliance market shares

Sea-Intelligence has published a report about the capacity market shares of the three carrier alliances, 2M Alliance, Ocean Alliance and THE Alliance, and well as the non-alliance services, on the…
Shipping Aug, 25, 2021 0

Predicting the end of the port crisis is difficult, says expert

There is no end in sight for the port crisis, intensified by the Covid-19 pandemic which disrupted supply chains. According to the director of FGV Transportes, Marcus Quintella, the resumption…
Shipping Aug, 25, 2021 0

World’s first crewless, zero emissions cargo ship will set sail in Norway

A Norwegian company has created what it calls the world’s first zero-emission, autonomous cargo ship. If all goes to plan, the ship will make its first journey between two Norwegian…
Ports and Terminals Aug, 24, 2021 0

Crew member dies of Covid-19 after being removed from a quarantined vessel at the Port of Santos

ANVISA (the national health surveillance agency) confirmed that there are seven positive cases of Covid-19 among the crew of a ship that is anchored off ​​the Port of Santos. According…
Shipping Aug, 23, 2021 0

Pandemic creates the largest port crisis since the beginning of container use

Ports have always had to deal with delays caused by waves, fog, or storms, but now with the pandemic, the sector is facing the biggest destabilization seen since the beginning…