By Tatiana Bautzer (Reuters) – Australia’s Macquarie group is investing in Brazilian ports by taking a stake in port operator CLI and funding a deal to buy sugar and grain terminals in Latin America’s…
https://gcaptain.com/australia-bets-big-on-brazilian-sugar-ports/
(Bloomberg) –Brazil’s heavy dependence on fertilizer imports is leading to a major upgrade of the nation’s ports, railways and distribution centers. Hundreds of millions of dollars are pouring into Brazil’s…
https://gcaptain.com/fertilizer-inflation-forces-overhaul-of-brazil-ports-railways/
by Lucas Landau (Reuters) Members of the Kayapó indigenous tribe had blocked the route in center-west Brazil on Monday, protesting against a lack of government protection from the coronavirus pandemic that has killed several of their elders. Kayapó wearing warrior body paint and headdresses used...
Through their collaboration, APM Terminals Pecém along with Brasco will set up a temporary logistics base at the Pecém Industrial and Port Complex.
For the records, this is going to be the first offshore port support...
https://safety4sea.com/apm-terminals-brasco-to-support-oil-explorations/
The Chinese Port of Guangzhou and Brazilian Port of Acu entered an agreement on May 8, establishing a sister-port relationship. The agreement aims to enhance cooperation and information exchange between Acu and Guangzhou.
The agreement was signed during the 2019 World Ports Conference, which launched on May 8 in Guangzhou, the capital of southern China’s Guangdong Province.
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With the sign of this agreement, Xinhua news agency reported that Acu will establish a...
https://safety4sea.com/port-of-guangzhou-port-of-acu-sign-sister-port-relationship/
The ‘BBC Amethyst’ anchored in Porto do Açu, Brazil, becoming the first ship to make the big crossing from Antwerp to the Brazilian sea port. This is considered an important achievement for the Port of Antwerp and the local partners who invested in the Brazilian port.
The ship’s cargo was a Siemens gas turbine, for the new thermoelectric power plant of GNA (Gás Natural Açu Ltda). With a 3 gigawatt capacity, the complex will provide around 14 million of households with electricity.
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https://safety4sea.com/first-vessel-sails-from-antwerp-to-brazilian-port-of-acu/
The Panama Canal signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Brazilian Port of Itaquí, to promote the shipment of grains and other cargoes in the commercial route of northern Brazil to countries located in the Pacific, through the Canal.
Namely, the Brazilian port of Itaquí, is placed in the city of São Luís, Maranhão. The specific port is the closest Brazilian terminal to the Panama Canal and has the features needed, such as infrastructure and connectivity, for transferring cargo to...
https://safety4sea.com/panama-canal-inks-dry-cargo-deal-with-brazils-port-of-itaqui/