Port of Santos privatization officially off the charts

The idea of going forward with the privatization of the management of the Port of Santos is officially off the charts. The CPPI Resolution No. 291, dated November 22, 2023, was published in the Official Gazette on Tuesday (5/12), revoking Resolution No. 246 of 2022. The latter had included the management of the ports of São Sebastião, Bahia (Aratu-Candeias and Ilhéus), and Santos in the National Privatization Program (PND).

Partial concession of access to the Port of Santos, services, as well as the Santos-Guarujá tunnel, remains authorized. However, the management of the port authority shall remain public.

The Brazilian Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES), the National Waterway Transportation Agency (Antaq), and the Ministry of Ports and Airports (MPor) will continue to be responsible for coordinating and monitoring the partial concession of port services.

The SSB01 Terminal in the Port of São Sebastião is qualified under the same resolution within the Investment Partnerships Program (PPI). However, the port management has been excluded from the National Privatization Plan (PND).

“The removal from the privatization program and the delegation of authority to the Port of Santos impose on us the duty and challenge of demonstrating that a public enterprise can be efficient,” said Anderson Pomini, President of the Port Authority of Santos.

The chart below compares the volume of container exports and imports, measured in TEUs, recorded at the Port of Santos between Jan 2019 and Oct 2023. The data is from DataLiner by Datamar.

Exports and Imports | Port of Santos | Jan 2019 – Oct 2023 | TEU

Source: DataLiner (click here to request a demo)

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