ANTAQ holds public consultation regarding lease of solid vegetable bulk terminal in Fortaleza

On July 6, ANTAQ (the National Waterway Transport Agency) held a virtual public hearing to discuss technical and legal documents related to bidding for the lease of a port terminal for the handling and storage of solid vegetable bulk, especially grain, located in the Port of Fortaleza / CE. Interested parties were able to manifest themselves via video, audio, and the WhatsApp application, as well as by entering the meeting room created in the Microsoft Teams application. A total of 161 people attended the hearing.

The area in question is 6,000m², and is called MUC01. According to studies by the planning company EPL, the total value of the contract / total gross revenue is R$516.6 million, with future terminal lessees having to pay the port authority a monthly amount of R$63,231 for use of the area, and over R$1.54 per ton handled.

The investments planned to be made over the 25 years of the contract add up to R$56.7 million, which should be invested in a new ship unloader with a minimum nominal capacity of 1,000 tonnes/hour; in the purchase of new conveyor belts for the interconnection of Berth 103 to Warehouse A, endowing the terminal with operational independence; and also in the dredging of berth 103 to a draft of 13 meters. According to the EPL / SNPTA study, the investments must guarantee better performance in the loading and unloading operations and in the storage capacity of the terminal.

Public consultation

Contributions, subsidies, and suggestions for this public consultation/hearing may be addressed to ANTAQ by 11:59 pm on 22/07/2020, exclusively through and in the form of the electronic form available at http://portal.antaq.gov. br.

The legal minutes and technical documents object of this public hearing are available at the following electronic address: portal.antaq.gov.br/index.php/acesso-a-informacao/audiencia-publica-2/

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