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Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Employees working at cargo ship Kypros Land which is loading soybeans to China at Tiplam terminal in Santos, Brazi
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Terminal Gives Timely Boost to Brazil’s Soy, Sugar Shipping Capacity

By Gustavo Bonato SANTOS, March 14 (Reuters) – A new terminal near completion in Latin America’s largest port in Santos, Brazil, is expected to add

March 14, 2017
Total Views: 178

Thursday, February 23, 2017
Europe Savors Taste of Brazilian Oil With More Blocks Opening
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Europe Savors Taste of Brazilian Oil With More Blocks Opening

By Peter Millard (Bloomberg) — European oil majors given a taste of Brazil may soon be ready for more. Norway’s Statoil ASA, Anglo-Dutch company

February 23, 2017
Total Views: 50

Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Svitzer Doubles Brazilian-Flag Tug Fleet
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Svitzer Doubles Brazilian-Flag Tug Fleet

Towage company Svitzer has announced plans to more than double its fleet of Brazilian-flagged tugs in 2017, the company said Wednesday. The company also

January 25, 2017
Total Views: 183

Friday, December 16, 2016
Brazilian Shipbuilder Ecovix Files Bankruptcy
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Brazilian Shipbuilder Ecovix Files Bankruptcy

SAO PAULO, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Ecovix Engevix Construções Oceánicas SA and five subsidiaries have filed for bankruptcy protection in a federal

December 16, 2016
Total Views: 70

Thursday, October 6, 2016
Brazil Opens Offshore Oil Fields to Companies Other Than Petrobras
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Brazil Opens Offshore Oil Fields to Companies Other Than Petrobras

By Sabrina Valle and Samy Adghirni (Bloomberg) — Brazil’s Congress voted on Wednesday night to open up its pre-salt oil fields to foreign

October 6, 2016
Total Views: 55

Tuesday, September 13, 2016
OSV Crew Member Dies After Being Hit by Water Cannon
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OSV Crew Member Dies After Being Hit by Water Cannon

A crew member of an offshore supply vessel has died in Brazil after being hit with the waterjet shot from the vessel’s water cannon, Brazilian media has

September 13, 2016
Total Views: 161

Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Video: Fire On Platform Supply Vessel in Brazil
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Video: Fire On Platform Supply Vessel in Brazil

The platform supply vessel UP Safira suffered a fire Tuesday in Macaé, Brazil. The vessel is currently on a 4-year charter contract with Petrobras, which

August 31, 2016
Total Views: 123

Sunday, August 7, 2016
Rio 2016 – Cargo & Logistics, The Untold Story Behind The Olympic Games
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Rio 2016 – Cargo & Logistics, The Untold Story Behind The Olympic Games

By Justin Bachman (Bloomberg) Some Olympic athletes seem to be super-human, while others aren’t human at all. In Rio de Janeiro this week, more than 300

August 7, 2016
Total Views: 585

Wednesday, August 3, 2016
keppel shipyard
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Keppel’s Man in Brazil Says Managers Backed Bribes

By Sabrina Valle (Bloomberg) — Keppel Corp.’s Brazil problems just keep growing. The world’s largest builder of offshore oil rigs has seen

August 3, 2016
Total Views: 61

Monday, July 18, 2016
SBM Offshore Reaches Leniency Deal in Brazil
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SBM Offshore Reaches Leniency Deal in Brazil

By Elco van Groningen (Bloomberg) — SBM Offshore NV, a Dutch oil-services provider, rose the most in nine months in Amsterdam trading after reaching a

July 18, 2016
Total Views: 67

In Brazil, Another Shipyard Goes Bust as Work Goes to Asia
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In Brazil, Another Shipyard Goes Bust as Work Goes to Asia

By Sabrina Valle (Bloomberg) — If there’s one industry where all of Brazil’s political and economic upheavals come together, it’s shipbuilding. A

July 18, 2016
Total Views: 152

Saturday, July 9, 2016
A Chinese ship is loaded with soybeans at Port of Santos
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Brazil Soybean Exports To Be Reduced

(Reuters)Brazil does not appear to have over-shipped its soybeans to the extent that it did for corn this season, and there is evidence that the

July 9, 2016
Total Views: 87

Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Huge Port Envisioned by Billionaire Tycoon Opens in Brazil – Without Him
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Huge Port Envisioned by Billionaire Tycoon Opens in Brazil – Without Him

By Jeb Blount SAO JOAO DA BARRA, Brazil, June 8 (Reuters) – The launch this week of Prumo Logistica’s $3.7 billion Port of Açu, the largest in

June 8, 2016
Total Views: 120

Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Chevron to Lease Space at Edison Chouest’s Base in Brazil
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Chevron to Lease Space at Edison Chouest’s Base in Brazil

SAO JOAO DA BARRA, Brazil, June 7 (Reuters) – Chevron Corp plans to sign a five-year agreement to lease berthing space for its vessels from U.S. oil

June 7, 2016
Total Views: 40

Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Court Ruling Could Cast Shadow Over Brazil’s Offshore Oil Sector
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Court Ruling Could Cast Shadow Over Brazil’s Offshore Oil Sector

Editor’s Note: The Brazilian appeals court decision referred to below involves the FPSO OSX 3. The Court has based its decision on the grounds that

June 1, 2016
Total Views: 116

Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Time-Lapse Video: Two Months Aboard MV Mercosul Suape in Brazil
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Time-Lapse Video: Two Months Aboard MV Mercosul Suape in Brazil

Here is a cool time-lapse video filmed over two months onboard the MV Mercosul Suape, engaged in

April 6, 2016
Total Views: 62

Monday, March 21, 2016
Brazil’s Agnelli, Who Turned Vale Into Top Miner, Killed in Plane Crash
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Brazil’s Agnelli, Who Turned Vale Into Top Miner, Killed in Plane Crash

By Guillermo Parra-Bernal and Tatiana Bautzer SAO PAULO, March 20(Reuters) – Roger Agnelli, the Brazilian banker who turned Vale SA into the

March 21, 2016
Total Views: 76

Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Former Odebrecht Head Sentenced to 19-Years in Petrobras Bribery Scandal
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Former Odebrecht Head Sentenced to 19-Years in Petrobras Bribery Scandal

By Blake Schmidt and Sabrina Valle (Bloomberg) — Marcelo Odebrecht, the former head of one of Brazil’s largest industrial conglomerates, was sentenced

March 8, 2016
Total Views: 33

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Use It or Lose It:  Big Oil Moves to Drill in Brazil But Not Because Things Improved
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Use It or Lose It: Big Oil Moves to Drill in Brazil But Not Because Things Improved

By Peter Millard (Bloomberg) — Major oil producers are beginning to confront the need to develop offshore prospects in Brazil, or lose them. Total SA and

March 1, 2016
Total Views: 79

Monday, January 25, 2016
Vale Wins Order Reopening Main Port
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Vale Wins Order Reopening Main Port

By Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 25 (Reuters) – A Brazilian judge decided on Monday that miner Vale SA may reopen its iron ore and coal port near

January 25, 2016
Total Views: 23