“Maritime toll”: Port explains tariff in case of Galheta Canal concession

The federal government’s intention to privatize the management of the Galheta Channel – the maritime access route to the ports of Paranaguá and Antonina – has been driving the backstage of the Paraná productive sector. For now, the Investment Partnership Program (PPI) has only officially announced the start of studies. In recent days, however, a statement by the first Secretary of the Legislative Assembly of Paraná, Deputy Luiz Claudio Romanelli (PSB), suggested that the initiative, if taken forward, would reduce Paraná’s competitiveness and increase Brazil’s import and export costs.

In an interview with Gazeta do Povo, the CEO of Portos do Paraná, Luiz Fernando Garcia, rejects the possibility of a “sea toll”: “Today, to dock here or at any port in Brazil or the world, you pay a fare for this. This amount is for the services provided here – dredging, maritime signaling, and beacons, for example – which are covered within this tariff remuneration. This tariff has always existed,” he says.

Current tariffs are Inframar, a fee charged to perform maintenance on equipment such as buoys that guide ships, among others; Infracais, for the use of quays and port cranes; and Infraporto, charged for the use of the land, such as for tenants and companies with physical spaces in the port. In an eventual concession, explains Garcia, the work would affect Inframar.

“What we are evaluating with this project is to transfer the execution of these services to the private sector with a time horizon that goes beyond five years, the limit set by a public contract today. We tried to understand if this attitude would result in a reduction in the price for the user or if it would maintain the values ​​practiced today”, argues Garcia.

Source: Gazeta do Povo

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