News / Brazil's outdated and inefficient ports the barrier to economic growth

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Brazil’s economy is growing fast: the world’s largest net food exporter has a wealth of soybeans and beef, iron ore, and copious petroleum supplies.

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  • Yanis Koudil

    May 16, 2025 at 11:15 pm

    Very interesting article!

    Our suppliers mainly ship from the port of Navegantes, Itapoa and Itajai and they face constant issues related to shorter vessel cut-offs, lack of appointments and blank sailings.

    Hopefully the government will implement policies that expand infrastructure investment, incentivize private participation to improve Brazilian ports as they are urgently needed.

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Brazil Brazilian Association of Infrastructure and Basic Industries (ABDIB) Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafe) CMA CGM National Water Transport Agency (ANTAQ)