Latin American box traffic in decline

The latest port ranking table published by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL)...

Latin America: Finished steel production falls 6% and consumption 9% in January-October 2016

During the first 10 months of 2016, the finished steel consumption decreased 9%, while regional crude steel production and finished steel fell 8% and 6% y-o-y., respectively, vs same period of 2015, this situation is showing the economic deceleration in t

Maersk Line launches new service between Latin America and Asia

Maersk Line is launching a new West Coast of Latin America to Asia service AC1.The company said the new service...

Container volumes at Latin American ports up 1.7% in 2015

Containerised cargo grew by 1.7% to 48m teu in 2015 in the ports in Latin America and the Caribbean, according...

Hyundai Merchant Marine launches Latin West Express in Chile

Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has unveiled its new direct service Asia, Latin West Express (WLX), through its representative Kenrick Maritime Agency in Chile. ...

Hapag-Lloyd targets Latin America with major reefer investment

Hapag-Lloyd has ordered 6,000 reefer containers with a total capacity of 12,000 teu as it eyes opportunities in the South American trades. ...

PSA sees opportunities in Latin America

Global container terminal operator PSA International’s head for Latin America Enno Koll is confident that the region offers opportunities to port operators now that the Panama Canal expansion inauguration is less than 10 months away. ...