Infrastructure Minister assures advancement of project for private terminal in Alcântara, Maranhão

Last Friday, July 31, the Infrastructure Minister, Tarcísio Freitas, stated that studies for plans to set up a private terminal in Alcântara, Maranhão, are advancing. If completed, the project could guarantee the state the largest port terminal in Brazil. The Alcântara Terminal will be a multimodal port terminal, with the possibility of a retro area greater than 300 million m2, with a minimum natural draft of 25 meters and with easy access by rail and waterway.

“We have the Portuguese group [Quadrante] studying the viability of a private terminal in Alcântara. We are with the logistics planning company studying how we can make the provision of logistics to leverage this business, as Alcântara has great potential ”, said Freitas, during a virtual meeting with members of the federal bench, vice-governor Carlos Brandão and others authorities.

The terminal should receive investments in the order of R$10 billion by 2024. The new port in Maranhão will initially be able to handle 140 million tons/year at four berths.  According to the minister, foreign investors have been excited. “Now, we need to integrate Maranhão with the Transnordestina railway and the Norte Sul railway. Studies are also being carried out on this front. It is necessary to reconcile the private budget with the public budget, ”he said.

Source: Jornal Pequeno

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