Mexico’s leading container gateway is moving into a new operational class. With Contecon Manzanillo now cleared to handle vessels of up to 24,000 TEU, the
Guyana is expanding its maritime capacity at a remarkable pace, but demand is rising just as quickly. Vessel traffic has increased by 42% since 2020
The hierarchy of Latin America and the Caribbean’s container ports looks familiar when measured by volume. Santos leads, followed by Manzanillo, Cartagena and Callao. Change
Panama’s port system handled about 9.9 million TEU in 2025, reinforcing its position as one of Latin America’s largest container hubs. Now the country is
Brazil’s largest container gateway keeps getting busier. The Port of Santos handled a record 5.9 million TEU in 2025, while its wider cargo throughput reached
A refrigerated container’s journey does not begin at the quay. For bananas, avocados and other fresh produce, every kilometre between the packing facility and the
A port can invest in deeper berths, new cranes, digital platforms and larger terminals. But none of those assets creates value until a vessel can
Three young people will spend six weeks moving through three parts of the maritime chain: a shipping company, a port and one of the carrier’s
Caribbean ports already measure productivity. The problem is that they do not always measure it in the same way. For shipping lines operating across several
The Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago has won the 2026 NovaPort Cup, finishing ahead of the Grand Port Maritime de la Guyane and the
Transnational criminal networks operate across maritime routes, container systems and national borders. Caribbean ports are now confronting a central weakness: local incidents are not always
As Caribbean ports seek to improve cargo throughput without necessarily expanding their waterfront footprint, investment is increasingly shifting toward landside logistics infrastructure. The British Virgin
