Tag: Brazil

An idled handysize bulker drifted stern-first into a bridge in Rio de Janeiro, on November 14, while no injuries were reported.

The Brazilian Association of Port Terminals (ABTP) filed a legal request at Brazil’s Administrative Economic Defense Council (CADE), in order to investigate Maersk and MSC’s impact on the port market.

A new containership operated by Ocean Network Express (ONE), ran aground off Itajai, Brazil on November 7.

Brazilian federal health agency ANVISA issued recommendations to tackle the transmission of monkeypox in Brazilian ports, airports, and land crossings.

In 2020, Brazil’s federal government created a project called BR do Mar that focuses on incentivizing coastal shipping. This project was recently approved into federal law.

BV developed a clean energy credit model to fuel its cotton fiber inspection labs and reduce its carbon footprint. The initiative generated an energy balance from the rent of a hydroelectric turbine, enough to keep the units operating.

The shipping industry is experiencing increased drug smuggling incidents in Brazil as reported by Standard Club's local correspondents Proinde and Brazil P&I.

The Britannia Club informs that its correspondents advise that the Brazilian Navy is carrying out navigation tests for a draft of 11.90 meters in the Grande do Curuá Channel, at Barra Norte.

The National Health Surveillance Agency recommended the definitive suspension of the cruise season in Brazil, due to the Covid-19 spread.

According to CDC, the COVID-19 pandemic has reached every vessel in the actively-operating U.S. cruise fleet.