Exports through the ports of Rio de Janeiro grew 45% in two years
The president of the Rio de Janeiro State Port Authority, Antônio Carlos Soares, who administers the ports in the state, relates this increase in throughput to greater federal investment in the ports in the state. From 2002 to the end of this year, they will have received approximately US$ 49 million. The Sepetiba, Angra dos Reis, Niterói and Rio de Janeiro port terminals shipped approximately 32 million tonnes out of the country in 2004. For this year, exports are expected to reach 40 million t
By Mark Ament
