Research and Markets: Brazil Shipping Report Q4 2010

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d93348/brazil_shipping_re) has announced the addition of the "Brazil Shipping Report Q4 2010" report to their offering.

The Brazil Shipping Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, shipping associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Brazil's shipping industry.

The pace of recovery in Brazil's maritime sector in 2010 has taken many by surprise, with throughput at the country's largest port, Santos, building on last year's unexpected 2.6% growth with an increase of 16.9% year-on-year (y-o-y) during the first six months of the year.

The speed of the recovery across the port sector has reignited debate surrounding the increasing inadequacies of Brazil's maritime infrastructure to cope with the volumes demanded of it by the country's bulging trade volumes. Among the issues being contended is the amount of new investment provided for port development by President Luiz Inacio 'Lula' da Silva's government.

Though transportation has been one of the areas singled out for much needed improvement by the government's 2007 Accelerated Growth Programme (PAC), which promised to release BRL642bn (US$360bn) in public financing for areas such as housing and infrastructure, some observers believe the funding made available to the port sector has only gone a small way to allowing for the expansions and developments needed.

Key Topics Covered:

• Executive Summary
• SWOT Analysis
• Global Overview
• Industry Trends And Developments
• Market Overview
• Industry Forecast

Companies Mentioned:

• A.P. MLLER-MAERSK
• Mediterranean Shipping Company
• CMA CGM
• Neptune Orient Lines (& APL)
• Hapag-Lloyd
• Evergreen Line
• China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO)
• CSAV Shipping
• China Shipping (CSCL)
• Hanjin Shipping
• Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL)
• Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK)

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