Itajaí Port back to full capacity as berth 4 reopens

On June 17 berth 4 was inaugurated at the Port of Itajaí (SC).  This allowed it to be operating at full capacity again after being affected by a flood in 2008.

After more than a decade, the reinforcement and realignment works have been completed and will allow the port to receive up to four vessels simulteneously. The federal investment involved in the work reached R$161m.  Itajaí is first placed in reefer container movement second in movement of other containers, accounting for 5% of Brazil’s trade balance of Brazil and more than 70% of the trade balance in Santa Catarina. Berths 3 and 4 were the last to be restored as works were halted by the company in charge in 2016 and resumed only in July 2017.  Once works to the new evolution basin are completed later this year, the port will be able to receive vessels of up to 336m in length.

Concessions plan

During the inauguration ceremony for berth 4, the Infrastructure Minister announced that Itajaí would be included in the Federal Government’s priority concessions plan, which will facilitate new investments. The intention is to jointly discuss the terms of a new international tender, in which the responsibilities of the winning company will define the duration of the concession.

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