EPL to carry out feasibility study on privatization of Itajaí Port

The Ministry of Infrastructure gave its approval to the Planning and Logistics Company (EPL) to carry out a feasibility study to privatize the Port of Itajaí, located in Santa Catarina. The project’s objective is to allow the port to develop its capacity to compete in the container market on a continuous basis and at high levels of efficiency and freedom to exploit opportunities.

The plan developed by EPL in conjunction with the National Secretariat for Ports and Waterway Transport stipulates 28 months for the completion of studies. Currently, the Port of Itajaí is administered by the city of Santa Catarina. According to the schedule, the auction is expected to take place in 2022.

Logistics Hub – The Itajaí Port Complex is located on one of the main road junctions in the South of Brazil, close to BR-101 and BR-470. It is at a maximum distance of 600 kilometers from the capitals of Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná and São Paulo, and hence is well placed as a hub for cargo distribution.  The port handles containerized general cargo. In 2019, the port handled 432,000 TEU.

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