Ports of Paraná and Santos sign letter of intent

Brazil’s two major ports have inked a letter of intent aimed at fostering mutual technical cooperation agreements. Luiz Fernando Garcia, CEO of Portos do Paraná, Anderson Pomini, President of the Port Authority of Santos, and Alex Sandro de Ávila, National Secretary of Ports and Waterway Transport, signed the document during a technical visit to the sorting yard of the Port of Paranaguá.

“It’s a letter of intent between the two ports so that we can work to enhance our classification, providing exporters with the assurance that this is a safe port. An example is the classification practices of the sorting yard, which will be jointly worked on to find the best solutions,” Garcia pointed out.

For Pomini, the proposal is precisely to have technical teams exchange their experiences. “The idea is to replicate and learn, alongside the Port of Paranaguá, from the challenges it has already faced, especially regarding legal modeling, conducting auctions, and overcoming hurdles, all aimed at greater efficiency to deliver the expected results,” explained Pomini.

“We, as the Secretariat of Ports and managers of the national port system, see this initiative as an excellent joint action and we are sure that this type of agenda will only yield excellent results,” highlighted Secretary Ávila.

According to Pomini, the excellence in the management of the ports in Paraná was what motivated the delegation from the Port of Santos to visit the Port of Paranaguá.

“The numbers speak for themselves, as well as the awards and the recognition of the excellence of the current management of Portos do Paraná. The Port of Santos handles 174 million tons, 30% of the trade flow goes through there, but our idea is to replicate the good management of Paranaguá to implement it in the Port of Santos. If we have efficiency with this potential that presents itself, you can be sure that these numbers will be different in a few years,” declared Pomini.

Portos do Paraná has been the four-time consecutive champion in the best Brazilian port management according to the federal government. “This partnership between Santos and Paranaguá is of utmost importance because we can exchange knowledge and experiences that enhance good port practices and help us offer efficient and excellent services,” affirmed Garcia.

The following chart shows container exports from the Port of Paranagua between Jan 2021 and Feb 2024. The data is from DataLiner.

Container Exports from Paranagua Port | Jan 2021 – Feb 2024 | TEUs

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On Wednesday, part of the delegation was already in Paranaguá and had access to the results of Parana’s operation and engineering, as well as the infrastructure of Portos do Paraná during a visit to the quay of the Port of Paranaguá. On Thursday, the group participated in a maritime visit, a helicopter overflight in the port area, and attended presentations on contract management and delegation agreements.

In addition to the CEO, the visitors were also received by the Director of Engineering and Maintenance, Victor Kengo; the Legal Director, Marcus Freitas; the Director of Environment, João Paulo Santana; the Director of Operations, Gabriel Vieira; managers and coordinators from various sectors of Portos do Paraná.

The delegation from the Port of Santos included the Director of Operations, Beto Mendes, the Manager of Institutional Relations, Guilherme Fernandes de Souza, the Advisor to the Director of Business Development and Regulation, Luiz Henrique Garcia, and the Manager of Strategic Planning, Rodrigo Tommasi Marinho.

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