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Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Cruise Operators Pause Operations in Brazil
Shipping

Cruise Operators Pause Operations in Brazil

BRASILIA, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Cruise ship companies in Brazil will suspend most operations until Jan. 21, an industry association said on Monday, after

January 4, 2022
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Monday, January 3, 2022
Brazilian Health Agency Warns Against Cruise Ship Travel
Cruise Ships

Brazilian Health Agency Warns Against Cruise Ship Travel

SAO PAULO, Jan 2 (Reuters) – Brazilian health agency Anvisa on Sunday warned passengers against boarding cruise ships operating along the Brazilian coast

January 3, 2022
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Thursday, December 16, 2021
Big Oil Gets a Second Chance for Giant Offshore Fields in Brazil
Offshore

Big Oil Gets a Second Chance for Giant Offshore Fields in Brazil

By Mariana Durao and Peter Millard (Bloomberg) — Brazil is giving Big Oil a second chance to join two massive offshore oil prospects in a test of the

December 16, 2021
Total Views: 1148

Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Hundreds Of Dredging Rafts Illegally Mining For Gold On The Madeira River
Environment

Hundreds Of Dredging Rafts Illegally Mining For Gold On The Madeira River

By Bruno Kelly AUTAZES, Brazil, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Hundreds of dredging rafts operated by illegal miners have gathered in a gold rush on the Madeira

November 24, 2021
Total Views: 4509

Monday, October 11, 2021
Rio Paraguay drought
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Brazil Exports Soar As ‘Soybean Super-Highway’ River Dries Up

By Ana Mano (Reuters) – Soymeal shipments from Brazil’s Paranagua port jumped in September driven by strong demand and a drought that has disrupted

October 11, 2021
Total Views: 2402

Friday, October 1, 2021
Port Regulator In Brazil Target Bunge
Ports

Port Regulator In Brazil Target Bunge

By Ana Mano (Reuters) Brazil’s port regulator targeted the local unit of global grains merchant Bunge and two port agents in an investigation announced

October 1, 2021
Total Views: 992

Monday, September 13, 2021
coffee beans
Shipping

Major Buzzkill: Shipping Problems Plague Brazil’s Coffee Exports

Lead photo courtesy https://coffeegeek.tv/ via Pixabay. By Roberto Samora and Marcelo Teixeira SAO PAULO/NEW YORK, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Exports of green

September 13, 2021
Total Views: 1755

Thursday, August 19, 2021
offshore drilling rig brazil. Stock Photo: Shutterstock / marchello74
Offshore

Exxon Sees ‘Great Opportunity’ for Lower-Emission Oil Output in Brazil

By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp sees its investments in Brazil’s offshore helping the company achieve a goal of

August 19, 2021
Total Views: 613

Monday, July 26, 2021
Drillship Offshore Brazil
Offshore

Oil Majors Hunt for One Last Big Discovery Off Brazil

Last year, Brazil was one of the few that raised output, adding more than any other non-OPEC country apart from Norway, and it wants to double crude output by

July 26, 2021
Total Views: 1099

Monday, June 21, 2021
Maersk Supply Services Maersk Maker
Offshore

Maersk Supply Service Wins Major Contract in Brazil

Maersk Supply Service has announced a major contract win that involves pre-laying mooring anchors for the newbuild Mero 2 floating production storage and

June 21, 2021
Total Views: 1775

Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Waterways Are Drying Up Making Navigation Difficult In Key South American Crop-Shipping Ports
Ports

Waterways Are Drying Up Making Navigation Difficult In Key South American Crop-Shipping Ports

The South American drought that’s helping push Wheat, Corn, and Soybean prices to multiyear highs isn’t just threatening crops, but also the

April 27, 2021
Total Views: 4846

Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Congestion Hits Brazil’s Largest Port
Ports

Congestion Hits Brazil’s Largest Port

By Ana Mano and Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) – Soy and sugar traders are fighting for room in Latin America’s largest port, rushing to secure loading

March 23, 2021
Total Views: 4062

Friday, December 11, 2020
offshore drilling rig brazil. Stock Photo: Shutterstock / marchello74
Offshore

Brazil Prosecutors Sue Maersk and Others Alleging Corruption

By Gram Slattery and Sabrina Valle RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors in Brazil filed a civil lawsuit against

December 11, 2020
Total Views: 3389

Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Amazon River Tribe Blocks Ports
Ports

Indigenous Tribe Blocks Amazon River Ports To Prevent The Spread Of COVID-19

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

August 18, 2020
Total Views: 33

Wednesday, August 12, 2020
general cargo bulk ship
Maritime News

Port Logjam in Brazil Signals China’s Return to Sugar Market

By Fabiana Batista and Marvin G. Perez (Bloomberg) –Chinese demand for sugar is finally showing signs of life after Beijing ended massive import tariffs.

August 12, 2020
Total Views: 293

Thursday, July 23, 2020
File photo of an offshore drillship
Offshore

Shell Drills Dry Hole Offshore Brazil, Dimming Hope for Brazilian Oil

By Peter Millard (Bloomberg) –Royal Dutch Shell Plc has just drilled a dry hole in Brazil’s premier offshore region, a sign state-controlled Petrobras

July 23, 2020
Total Views: 202

Monday, July 13, 2020
Brazil’s Offshore Oil Workers Face Coronavirus Outbreaks
Offshore

Brazil’s Offshore Oil Workers Face Coronavirus Outbreaks

By Gram Slattery RIO DE JANEIRO, July 13 (Reuters) – On Friday, May 1, two workers on the PXA-1 offshore platform owned by Brazil’s state-run oil

July 13, 2020
Total Views: 53

Tuesday, May 26, 2020
offshore drilling rig brazil. Stock Photo: Shutterstock / marchello74
Offshore

Brazil’s Offshore Oil and Gas Industry Facing Coronavirus Outbreaks

By Gram Slattery and Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO, May 26 (Reuters) – Norway’s Equinor ASA , Brazil’s Dommo Energia SA and Anglo-French firm

May 26, 2020
Total Views: 20

Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Workers Start to Fall Ill at Brazil’s Busiest Port
Maritime News

Workers Start to Fall Ill at Brazil’s Busiest Port

By Fabiana Batista (Bloomberg) –Brazilian port workers are starting to fall ill as the coronavirus pandemic reaches one of Latin America’s busiest

May 12, 2020
Total Views: 43

Wednesday, May 6, 2020
general cargo ship
Maritime News

Ships Line Up at Brazil Sugar Terminals Signaling Bounce in Commodity Demand

(Bloomberg) — In Brazil, the world’s top sugar producer, the queue for ships to export the commodity is lengthening in a bullish sign that the biggest

May 6, 2020
Total Views: 117
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