Tag: Port of Santos

• Thursday, September 15th 2022 - 11:00 UTC

  Port of Santos privatization process begins to move faster

  

  Finally the Brazilian National Waterway Transportation Agency (Antaq) approved on Monday, the privatization terms of the Santos Port Authority, the company that manages the Port of Santos. The project will now go to the Ministry of Infrastructure before being submitted to the Federal Audit Court (TCU).

• 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 24th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  Brazilian law enforcement seize cocaine attached to the hull of a vessel in Santos bound for the Netherlands

  

  In recent articles, MercoPress has informed on the seizure of several significant drug shipments to European ports from Mercosur countries, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It seems policing has become more efficient or drug smugglers are running out of options.

• Friday, November 4th 2016 - 22:59 UTC

  Bolivia seeks access to Pacific Ocean via Peruvian por of Ilo

  

  Integration between both countries appears to be on a smooth path after second binational cabinet meeting in Sucre, chaired by Presidents Evo Morales and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. Railway road to Brazilian port of Santos also on the table

• Saturday, October 19th 2013 - 15:40 UTC

  Fire ravages Brazil’s main sugar terminal paralyzing operations and boosting prices to a year high

  

  A fire in Santos ravaged Copersucar's sugar terminal in Brazil, paralyzing operations of the world's biggest sugar trader and putting 10 million tons of export capacity offline for six months or more.

• Monday, December 10th 2012 - 20:05 UTC

  Brazil plans to invest 26bn dollars in four years to modernize ports

  

  Brazil's government has unveiled plans to invest 54.2 billion Reais (approx 26 billion dollars) over the next four years to modernize the country's ports, whose high costs and notorious delays are eroding the country’s competitive edge.