Investments

• Friday, September 2nd 2022 - 10:05 UTC

  Santos port concession will be extended from 35 to 50 years

  

  Following on requests from the potential bidders for Brazil's largest and most active port of Santos, the concession period of the Santos Port Authority (SPA), initially planned to be 35 years, should now increase to 50 years.

• Wednesday, August 31st 2022 - 10:44 UTC

  Expo Prado, Uruguay's largest agricultural fair, now without sanitary restrictions: here's everything you need to know

  

  For the first time in almost three years, the International Livestock Exposition will return in a new edition that will be held as it was before the pandemic, without sanitary restrictions, and in the same place: the Rural del Prado in Montevideo.

• Tuesday, August 30th 2022 - 10:23 UTC

  India prepared to eliminate UK components from Tejas jet fighter, of interest for Argentina

  

  On Monday's piece on the visit of Indian External Affairs minister Dr. S. Jaishankar to Buenos Aires we reported the interest of Argentina to strengthen bilateral defense links and cooperation, and at the same time its interest in the fully made Tejas jet fighter to equip the Argentine Air Force.

• Monday, August 29th 2022 - 19:32 UTC

  YPF announces mega port on Rio Negro's Atlantic shores

  

  Argentina's state-run oil company YPF announced a mega port will be built in Río Negro to export oil from the Atlantic shore.

• Monday, August 29th 2022 - 10:38 UTC

  Lithium exports gain pace in Argentina

  

  According to the latest report from Argentina's National Mining Secretariat, lithium is not far from taking over as the leading mining industry item, whereas gold and silver continue to lead.

• Monday, August 29th 2022 - 10:24 UTC

  India reports Argentina's interest in Indian fighter aircraft, bilateral trade in local currencies and BRICS

  

  Argentina has shown interest in buying India’s fully indigenous Tejas fighter jets, and on Saturday agreed to strengthen defense and trade ties with India. On that very day India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and host minister Santiago Cafiero issued a joint press statement, according to a release from the New Delhi delegation visiting South America.

• Wednesday, August 24th 2022 - 09:48 UTC

  FAO project helps Uruguayan family-farms increase production and soil recovery

  

  With financial support from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), FAO’s Livestock and Climate project approached producer organizations in Uruguay to assess the situation of individual farms and help implement climate smart strategies that not only enhance meat production but also encourage the re-growth of vegetation and the return of biodiversity.

• Monday, August 22nd 2022 - 09:33 UTC

  Santos outperforms other Brazilian ports, despite a drop in overall throughput

  

  As a lingering consequence of the covid-19 pandemic and a slowdown of the Chinese economy, cargo throughput in Brazilian ports fell by 3.3% in the first half of the year compared to the same period of 2021. On the other hand, the Port of Santos recorded an increase of 5.6% over the same period. The data are included in a report published by Brazil’s National Waterway Transportation Agency (Antaq).

• Tuesday, August 16th 2022 - 20:40 UTC

  Removal of sunken ships from Montevideo port to last until mid-2023

  

  Private contractors believe they will complete the removal of sunken ships from the port of Montevideo in the first half of 2023 after having taken away so far two entire units and several parts of three others to facilitate navigation in the area, it was reported.

• Saturday, August 13th 2022 - 09:52 UTC

  Conserving Damoy Hut, next to 'glacial skiway', Antarctica Historic Site and Monument

  

  Damoy, a small wooden hut on a rocky outcrop in Antarctica will take centre stage in UK Antarctic Heritage Trust conservation efforts this coming season. The hut in Dorian Bay, along with the glacial ‘skiway’ on Damoy Point, formed the ‘Damoy Point Air Transit Facility’, operated by BAS from 1975-1993. It provided shelter for operators and scientists travelling to and from Rothera (Station R) and other BAS sites, especially when ice prevented access by sea.