Brazilian Court Agrees to Bar Maersk and Others in Santos Terminal Auction

Brazilian Court Agrees to Bar Maersk and Others in Santos Terminal Auction

A Brazilian court handed down a recommendation that sides with the country’s port administrator concerning the structure of the auction for the next...

Brazil Court Backs Two-Phase Santos Mega-Terminal Auction Designed to Curb Carrier Control

Brazil’s Federal Court of Accounts has approved a contentious two-phase auction model for Tecon Santos 10, the country’s largest planned container terminal, in a decision that prioritizes regulatory autonomy while...

Court rules out Santos Tecon 10 bids from Maersk, MSC, CMA CGM

Maersk’s quest to be allowed to bid for the Tecon10 terminal project in the Brazilian port of Santos was quashed by the country’s Federal Audit Court (TCU) yesterday. It voted to uphold legislation that bars operators of existing terminals in a port from bidding for new projects. Under Antaq [Brazil’s National Waterway Transportation Agency] regulations, a terminal operator is not allowed to bid for a new concession in a port if it ... The post …

Brazil bars Maersk and MSC from first Santos terminal bid phase

Brazil bars Maersk and MSC from first Santos terminal bid phase

Brazil moves to block existing Santos operators from bidding on new mega terminal

Brazil’s Federal Audit Court (TCU) has thrown up a major hurdle for global terminal operators at the Port of Santos, voting to bar current concessionaires from taking part in the first phase of bidding for the port’s planned mega container terminal. In a six-to-three decision on Monday, the TCU said operators already active in Santos …