Santana Port in Amapá to hold auction of an area in January 2021

The Port of Santana, Amapá’s main port, will have an area auctioned in January 2021. According to the National Waterway Transport Agency (Antaq), the forecast is for an auction to be held for an area measuring ​​3,186 m2 for handling, storage, and distribution of solid vegetable bulk, especially soybean meal.  The contract is expected to be valued at R$261.6 million with an investment of R$41.3 million, with the concession lasting 25 years. According to Antaq, the site can handle around 4.3 million tonnes.

The process went through previous phases, such as the public hearing in February this year, where agents directly and indirectly affected by the activity were heard in the city council, and suggestions were received.  Now, the process is being analyzed by the Federal Audit Court (TCU). The public notice of the impending auction should happen in October.

“It is expected that the operations to be carried out at the terminal will be for waterway cargo handling, hence the terminal should enable the movement and storage of soy bran destined mainly for the international market ”, said Antaq.  The person responsible for the lease will receive the area with some existing structures and will be expected to invest in facilities and equipment to obtain the total export capacity, including storage silos, conveyors, elevators, and towers.

The port of Santana was built in the 1950s, by the Minerals Trade Industry (Icomi), for the shipment of manganese. Currently, in addition to transporting ores, grains and chips, the port is also a place for loading and unloading containers.

Source: G1