Brazilian gov’t keen to privatize Port of São Sebastião, informs secretary

João Octaviano Neto, the state secretary of transportation in São Paulo, stated in an interview with the SP RIO+ portal on August 10th that the Federal Government wishes to privatize the Port of São Sebastião.

Despite being a federal port, it is managed by Companhia Docas de São Sebastião, subordinated to the transportation department of the government of São Paulo.

In addition to the privatization of the Port of São Sebastião, the secretary stated that the space requires a R$ 1 billion investment to build two berths and a new rail line.

“This is a very challenging project. First, I would need to have a great volume of cargo arriving at São Sebastião. Besides, I’d need an entire structure to allow trains to go down the slopes safely to the port,” explains João Octaviano Neto.

However, he stressed that installing a railway structure there is complicated but not impossible.

São Sebastião Port Area

The access channel to the Port of So Sebastio is 500 m wide and 18 m deep (north) and 300 m wide and 25 m deep (south), with a length of 22.8 km.

The berthing facilities, in the style of a pier, are 362 m long and divided into four berths. The main one, with a length of 150m and a depth of 9m, allows for the docking of ships up to 250m in length.

In addition, the site has three other berths of shorter length and depth of 7.0 m, serving smaller vessels.

On the other hand, the Port of São Sebastião has:

• One brick-built warehouse, with 1,131 m²;
• Three tarp warehouses, with an area of 5,000 m² each;
• Two yards totaling 58,500 m²  for general cargo operations.

Source: SP Rio Mais

To read the full original article, please go to: https://spriomais.com.br/2022/08/10/governo-federal-quer-a-privatizacao-do-porto-de-sao-sebastiao/

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