THE President of the Santos port Authority (APS) Anderson Pomini has told Brazilian media that it is drawing new expansion plans to accelerate projects.
The state-owned APS intends to launch two public-private partnerships (PPPs) by the end of 2024. One is for the deepening of the access channel and the other for a tunnel connecting the cities of Santos and Guaruja, reports UK's Seatrade Maritime News.
The port is also studying the expansion of the terminals of Brasil Terminal Portuario (BTP) and Santos Brasil by about 1.5 million TEU through contract addendum, without the need for a tender, he said.
The Port Authority has officially ruled out the idea of a new mega container terminal.
'This year, I have an obligation to enforce speed. To do that, I needed three things: the removal of the port from the privatization programme, which slowed down the contracting; more funds; and the delegation of competencies [a measure that decentralized decisions on auctions and planning to the APS]. All three have been resolved,' Mr Pomini said.
The deepening of the port's access channel - one main demand of port operators - to 17 metres from 14.5 metres would be done through a PPP. 'We are studying with the BNDES [Brazilian Development Bank] a concession for dredging and other related services, for 25 or 30 years.'
The port authority is planning a new route to expand the port's container terminals. Instead of a new 2.3 million TEU-mega container terminal, the Port Authority is proposing to expand the terminals of BTP, a Maersk and MSC joint venture and Santos Brasil, annexing adjacent areas, which would be done by means of a contract addendum, without the need for a tender, Mr Pomini said. Together, the two expansions would add 1.5 million TEU of capacity per year.
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The state-owned APS intends to launch two public-private partnerships (PPPs) by the end of 2024. One is for the deepening of the access channel and the other for a tunnel connecting the cities of Santos and Guaruja, reports UK's Seatrade Maritime News.
The port is also studying the expansion of the terminals of Brasil Terminal Portuario (BTP) and Santos Brasil by about 1.5 million TEU through contract addendum, without the need for a tender, he said.
The Port Authority has officially ruled out the idea of a new mega container terminal.
'This year, I have an obligation to enforce speed. To do that, I needed three things: the removal of the port from the privatization programme, which slowed down the contracting; more funds; and the delegation of competencies [a measure that decentralized decisions on auctions and planning to the APS]. All three have been resolved,' Mr Pomini said.
The deepening of the port's access channel - one main demand of port operators - to 17 metres from 14.5 metres would be done through a PPP. 'We are studying with the BNDES [Brazilian Development Bank] a concession for dredging and other related services, for 25 or 30 years.'
The port authority is planning a new route to expand the port's container terminals. Instead of a new 2.3 million TEU-mega container terminal, the Port Authority is proposing to expand the terminals of BTP, a Maersk and MSC joint venture and Santos Brasil, annexing adjacent areas, which would be done by means of a contract addendum, without the need for a tender, Mr Pomini said. Together, the two expansions would add 1.5 million TEU of capacity per year.
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