Santos Port completes 1st stage of public hearing for channel concession

The public hearing for the completion of studies to assist in the elaboration of a possible tender for the concession of the Port of Santos channel had gathered 14 companies. The first stage of the process, the request for authorization from the Port Authority of Santos to donate studies, ended last Thursday (07.11).

The call, which includes surveys, investigations, and technical studies on the Santos estuary, is considered the first step towards the eventual concession of the access and navigation canal, one of the fundamental projects to increase the efficiency of the Port of Santos. The studies will help in the modeling of the eventual concession of the canal – work that is in progress in the Company.

The Port Authority will publish, within 15 days, which companies will be authorized to carry out the studies. They will have 100 calendar days to present the studies to the Port Authority. The authorization, as well as the studies, does not cause any burden or obligation to the Company.

The Santos Port Authority’s perspective is to launch in 2020 the announcement for the concession of at least the access channel to the port, and should cover at least the following activities: dredging for maintenance and deepening, evolution basins, and mooring berths; bathymetry and approval of depths with the competent authorities; tugboat service; environmental monitoring and remediation; emergency response; signaling and marking; and Vessel Traffic Management Information System – Information System and Traffic Management of Vessels.

Source: Codesp

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