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The Port and The Stories: Santos

Santos Port is the largest port in Latin America, whose loading capacity keep a high growth rate and more than 20 percent. In late 1990s, the port of Santos’s bidding price was higher than other ports, because the goods was increasing sharply from Brazil to China and Brazil kept a high economic status in Latin America whose 26% of GDP was held by Brazil, so that many international ports and shipping giants were attracted, such as Hutchison Ports Group, Singapore Ports Group, Dubai World Ports Group, Maersk Group. Now, Santos port administration plans to extend 30 hectares of container terminal and build 45 hectares of container terminal. The boom season is from July to October, which will be come soon.

Santos is a famous port city in Brazil. It’s only 70 kilometers away from the largest industrial city of St Paul which population is approximately 11 million, and the area of the city is 2373 Square kilometers, the population is almost 430 thousand, 95% of person lives in the SHENGWEISHENGTE island. It is a high population density city and high income city. Except these, Santos is also the world coffee trade place, the tourism and the industry is well developed.

The CNTRANS Group overseas manager back from Santos and said:” I went to SANTOS, looked pier, civilian areas, eat Brazilian barbecue, it is really good! In the night. Many children played skate boarding, the adult drank, couple kissed. Especially the old buildings, graffiti and the beach. It is so beautiful!"