Here is a cool time-lapse video filmed over two months onboard the MV Mercosul Suape, engaged in Brazil domestic shipping from Manaus on the Amazon River to Itaguaí in Rio De Janeiro state. Other port calls in the video include Suape, Santos, Itajaí and Paranaguá, according to the uploader. The 2,478 TEU MV Mercosul Suape is one of … [Read more...]
Brazil Orders Vale’s Tubarão Port Closed Over Environmental Concerns
By Jeb Blount and Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Brazil's Vale SA said on Thursday a court ordered the temporary suspension of activities at its Port of Tubarão, halting the world's largest iron ore exporter's ability to ship more than a third of its output because of environmental concerns. As a result of the order, imports and exports at one of Latin … [Read more...]