Borderlands: Houston export terminal lets Temco capitalize on grain demand

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of U.S.-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Houston export terminal lets Temco capitalize on grain demand; $10M FAST lanes completed at World Trade Bridge; Spearpoint Logistics to open distribution hub in Texas; and Port Houston’s terminal container yards receive upgrade.

Houston export terminal lets Temco capitalize on grain demand

With the U.S. exporting a record $196 billion in agricultural products last year, Temco...

Brazil’s FTS Group Wins Auction For Paranagua Grains Port Terminal

SAO PAULO, Feb 24 (Reuters) – FTS Group won an auction on Friday to operate a terminal at the port of Paranagua, one of the main ports in Brazil for grains and sugar, amid an uptick in shipping activity in the country. The group will have to invest at least 338.2 million reais ($64.91 million) in expansion works at the port’s terminal called PAR50, which deals with transport and storage of bulk liquids, said Portos do Parana, which manages ports in the southern Brazilian state of Parana. Luring...

https://gcaptain.com/brazils-fts-group-wins-auction-for-paranagua-grains-port-terminal/

Export grain shippers mull options amid limited barge, rail capacity

Grain shippers have been scrambling to consider all their export options in the wake of low water levels on the Mississippi River and its tributaries. 

“Because of the low water conditions on the river, which is a major conduit for soybean and grain exports, there are a lot of farmers and a lot of agricultural shippers who are asking themselves, ‘What is my plan B? What is my plan C?’” Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition, told FreightWaves. “And that answer is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/export-grain-shippers-mull-options-amid-limited-barge-rail-capacity