Four new terminal leases gain Antaq’s greenlight in Brazil

Brazil’s National Waterway Transportation Agency (ANTAQ) approved the leasing of four terminal areas on Thursday, October 26th. These areas are situated in the Ports of Porto Alegre (RS), Rio Grande (RS), and Vila do Conde (PA).

The approved leases pertain to the terminals VDC04, located in the Port of Vila do Conde; POA02 and POA11, situated in the Port of Porto Alegre; and RIG71, positioned in the Port of Rio Grande. It is estimated that auctions for these terminals will be conducted on December 13th this year.

All these terminals will be auctioned under the simplified leasing format. In this mode, regulated by Decree 8.033/2013, lease agreements do not require public hearings and may also be exempt from the merit analysis by the Federal Court of Auditors (TCU) due to their small size and low risk.

The first terminal approved by the ANTAQ Board was VDC 04. Notable features of this terminal include its 32,000 square meters of brownfield area. Anticipated investments amount to almost BRL 10 million over a 10-year lease period.

The terminal is intended for solid bulk mineral operations, particularly manganese and fertilizers, and encompasses maritime reception and in-port warehousing. Eduardo Nery, the ANTAQ’s Director-General and the process’s rapporteur, emphasized that the terminal is expected to go to auction later this year alongside other areas.

“At present, the location is being used as a parking lot, material storage, and catering to revenue demand and material disposal. The terminal is one of the areas we expect to auction at B3 on December 13th,” he stated.

Nery also reported on the approval process for the POA 02 terminal, designated for inland navigation and cabotage operations, receiving goods through the waterway and shipping them through the channel. This brownfield area covers 21,000 square meters with two warehouses totaling 6,000 square meters and a static capacity of 32,000 metric tons. The investments for this 10-year lease terminal exceed BRL 16 million.

The lease of the second port terminal at the Port of Porto Alegre, POA 11, was reported by Director Wilson Lima Filho. The admiral highlighted some characteristics of this 3,380 square meters brownfield lease with an investment value of more than BRL 5 million. This area is dedicated to handling solid bulk grains, both vegetable and mineral. The evaluation criterion will be the highest granted value with a ten-year term and no possibility of renewal.

The process for the RIG71 area was overseen by Director Flávia Takafashi, who explained the area’s brownfield characteristics, values, and handling attributes. The planned investments for this terminal exceed BRL 27 million.

“It is an area intended for handling and warehousing solid bulk grains, except for soybeans, with an area of 11,000 square meters, a ten-year term, and a total contract value of BRL 214 million. The fixed monthly leasing fee will be approximately BRL 45,000,” she explained.

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