An investment of USD 500 million was committed towards a terminal for grains and fertilizers. Construction is expected to span 30 months, pending government approvals.
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A delegation of the Egyptian Customs Authority is in Brazil for a series of meetings aimed to foster the rapprochement between the two countries’ agencies, as well as fast-tracking the integration of the Ellos Blockchain system with the Egyptian Customs’.
The Investment Partnerships Program Council (CPPI) has approved the requirements for the Brazilian port to be privatized. The project will now be submitted to the Federal Audit Court.
The Brazilian National Waterway Transport Agency opened a public consultation to receive suggestions regarding the concession of the Port of Santos. The concession will be valid for 35 years.
Even in a year of pandemic, the combined throughput at state-run and private terminals and ports was up 4.2%.
Brazilian Secretariat for Ports director of New Concessions and Port Regulation Policies Fabio Lavor said that despite the pandemic, the highest industry throughput on record is expected this year. He spoke during a webinar hosted by the Arab Chamber and the Union of Arab Chambers this Wednesday (12).
São Paulo governor spoke in a press conference during the opening of the São Paulo state international office in Dubai this Monday (10). Money is expected from investment in concession and privatization programs over the next three years.
In auction on Tuesday, three port areas in Santos and Paranaguá ports were sold to the companies Hidrovias do Brasil, Aba Infraestrutura, and Klabin.
The CEO of Dubai’s port operator Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem met with Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro and other officials to discuss economic openness, infrastructure and investments.
Global port operator from Dubai grew by 19.8% in revenue and mentioned its terminal in the Brazilian coast as a positive factor for this result.
The biggest such facility in Brazil handled 110.6 million tons of cargo from January to October. However, October alone saw volume drop by 9.8% year-on-year.
Empresa Brasileira de Terminais e Armazéns Gerais won the public bid for a liquid bulk terminal in Ilha de Barnabé, in the left bank of the port of Santos.
From January to July, the volume handled reached 76.33 million tons, the port’s best performance for the period. However, last month, cargo-handling declined 1.5%.
Brazil’s main port complex loaded and unloaded 64.5 million tons of cargo in the first half of the year, up 5.6% over the same period of last year.
