Court approves auction of two projects for works on terminals at Aratu port (Bahia)

This week, the Federal Audit Court (TCU) approved the lease projects for the ATU12 and ATU18 terminals, located in the Port of Aratu, in Bahia. The first will be for the handling of bulk minerals and will have a 25-year contract. The second will be dedicated to the transport of grain bulk and will have a 15-year contract. The expectation is that the auctions, which will be won based on the highest grant value, will take place in 2020.

It is estimated that R$294.5 million will be invested in the ATU 12 terminal, with works such as the construction of a new warehouse; implementation of a system to treat liquid effluents from the pier, including drainage; dredging to deepen the mooring berth; acquisition of equipment for unloading ships; and expansion of the conveyor system, among other improvements.

For the ATU 18 terminal, investments are expected to amount to R$119.8 million. Among the works to be invested in is the construction of five new storage silos; expansion and extension of the platform; dredging to deepen the mooring berth; acquisition of equipment for ship loading and acquisition of the conveyor system. In total, more than 2,000 jobs will be created, including direct, indirect, and income effects.

Currently, there is only one terminal specialized in the handling of solid vegetable bulk in the port complex, which operates at the limit of its dynamic capacity. Thus, the project aims to fill this deficit, meeting the need for storage and disposal of the grain harvest in the western region of Bahia.

According to data from the Master Plan of the Port of Aratu-Candeias, 1.8 million tonnes of solid bulk were handled in 2014, with emphasis on fertilizer and copper concentrate landings. The projection is that by 2030 these cargoes will become the third main product handled in the port, increasing its market share to 14%. The port complex serves as a route for the flow of production and imports from the Camaçari Industrial Pole, the largest integrated industrial complex in the Southern Hemisphere, and its area of ​​influence includes the states of Bahia, Sergipe, Alagoas and Pernambuco.

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