Amazon industry expects investments of 150m to improve cargo flow and input receipt

The Manaus Industry recorded a significant result of 6.1% growth in October compared to the same period of 2018. In the last 12 months it accounted for the increase of 2.3%, according to the release made this week by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). The state of Amazonas had the third biggest advance (6.1%) in the period, behind Goiás (11.2%) and Paraná (9.4%). The data are from the Monthly Industrial Survey – Regional Physical Production, released by the Institute on Tuesday (10).

According to data from the State Department of Finance, these industries are responsible for 80% of economic activities in the region.

Cargo flow – In 2018, only the Manaus Industry handled 673,775 containers on the banks of the Rio Negro. Until the first semester, 320,000 TEUs were processed. In this logistics environment, companies are awaiting the decision of the National Secretariat of Ports and Waterways Transportation (SNPTA), linked to the Ministry of Infrastructure, to authorize the signing of an Addendum Contract to expand the floating pier, among other works, of the company Super Terminals, a local operator.

After these improvements, the industry will gain from product flow and input, in a process that has been dragging on since 2014. “It is noted that this delay in signing the Contract Addendum may even affect the operations of the industries and certainly increase their costs with the lack of competition,” warns Marcello Di Gregório, director of Aurora da Amazônia.

The Ministry of Infrastructure itself has already publicly stated that “the work will expand the offer of port services in the North Region”, besides promising speed, “because eventual delays result in uncertainties that may compromise investments”. However, to date, even after ANTAQ’s authorization, the contract has not yet been authorized.

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