Paraná state expects BRL 1.2 mln for two port areas in Paranagua

The public port authority Portos do Paraná has two port areas ready to be leased at the Port of Paranagua. The 24,000-square meters PAR09 is designed to move and store solid vegetable bulk, while the 85,000-square-meter PAR50 is equipped for liquid bulk operations. Both lots are located on the west side of the Port of Paranagua and will be auctioned off on Brazil’s stock exchange on Feb 24. The state expects BRL 1.2 billion financed for the two areas – R$ 910.6 million for PAR09 and R$ 338.2 million for PAR50.

“We completed this four-year period with positive results in regularizing port areas in the state and have started the new year with new processes already in progress,” commented the director-president of Portos do Paraná, Luiz Fernando Garcia. Since 2019, the following areas have been leased: PAR01 (BRL 87 million), PAR12 (BRL 22 million), and PAR32 (BRL 4.17 million). Besides the two areas scheduled for leasing in February, PAR14 and PAR15 should be put out for bidding.

“Auctions like this provide greater legal and operational security for the port. In addition to contract winners having to invest in the leased areas, which return to the public authorities at the end of the agreed period, the port started to receive the grant values of the winning bids, which until 2019 went to the federal government” adds Garcia.

Completed auctions – The first of the Paranagua port areas to go up for auction, in 2019, was PAR01, taken over by Klabin. The new warehouse is already in operation and is located in an area of approximately 27,500 m² in the Port of Paranagua, with road and rail connections and the capacity to handle up to 1.2 million tonnes of pulp per year.

PAR12 was leased by Portos do Paraná in December 2020. The winning bid of BRL 25 million came from Ascensus Gestão e Participações. The area has 74,100 m², with a static capacity for 4,000 vehicles. Construction works are underway, and operations are expected to begin in the first half of 2023.

The 6,600 m²-PAR32 was auctioned off in 2022, and its purpose is to move general cargo, especially bagged sugar. The lot came with the already-structured berth 205. The lease term is ten years, renewable at the discretion of the granting authority. The winning company was FTS Group, with a bid of R$ 30 million.

Ongoing processes – In addition to PAR09 and PAR50, the areas PAR14 and PAR15 went through all the required steps of public consultations and hearings. Currently, authorities are analyzing the contributions received concerning the bidding of the latter two port zones. The outcome will be posted on the websites of Portos do Paraná and Brazil’s National Waterway Transportation Agency (Antaq). Subsequently, it will be the Federal Court of Accounts’ turn to scrutinize the findings.

Ongoing processes – In addition to PAR09 and PAR50, the areas PAR14 and PAR15 went through all the required steps of public consultations and hearings. Currently, authorities are analyzing the contributions received concerning the bidding of the latter two port zones. The outcome will be posted on the websites of Portos do Paraná and Brazil’s National Waterway Transportation Agency (Antaq). Subsequently, it will be the Federal Court of Accounts’ turn to scrutinize the findings.

Located east of the Port of Paranaguá, the areas are intended to move and store solid bulk (grains). PAR14 has 49,841 m² and should prompt BRL 1.2 billion in grants. In PAR15, with 38,859 m², the expected investment is R$ 656.8 million. Both are already occupied and operational areas.

Studies – Portos do Paraná is also preparing studies on two other leases. According to the public company’s leasing manager, Rossano Reolon, the objective is to regularize areas and attract new investments.

“This means guaranteeing modern and optimized structures, which make port operations more efficient and generate more jobs and income. The deals are appealing to the market, and the processes are transparent and accessible to the entire port community,” he says.

With more advanced studies, PAR03 will be used for the storage and transportation of solid mineral bulk, primarily fertilizers. The 38,000-square-meter area includes the patio in front of Portos do Paraná’s administrative headquarters and the Public Fertilizer Terminal. According to a preliminary study, a minimum investment of R$ 233 million is required, but this figure is subject to change. The studies for PAR05, which covers approximately 30,000 m2, are still in the early stages of development.

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