Working groups gather funding strategies to secure Babitonga Bay dredging

A working group consisting of state entities, SCPar Holding, the Port of São Francisco do Sul, and port terminals will be discussing the deepening and widening of the access channel at the Port Complex of Babitonga Bay. The objective is to secure funding for the estimated R$ 290 million project.

Through upcoming meetings, the working group will gather relevant information to be presented to the Ministry of Ports and Airports and the National Secretariat of Ports and Waterway Transport.

The planned construction will increase the depth of the access channel from the current 14 meters to 16 meters, allowing the navigation of vessels up to 366 meters in length. The preliminary license from Ibama (Brazil’s top environmental body) has already been obtained, and the environmental installation license is currently under review, with issuance expected in the following weeks.

“We have established a dedicated platform to address this matter and collaboratively discuss the next steps towards securing the necessary resources for this crucial project, which plays a vital role in ensuring the future of the Port Complex of Babitonga Bay,” stated Beto Martins, Secretary of SPAF.

Representatives from various port terminals, including Tesc, Terlogs, Bunge, TGSC, Itapoá Port, and Port of São Francisco do Sul, participated in a meeting held on Monday, the 5th, in Florianópolis.

Babitonga Bay houses the largest port complex in Santa Catarina, accounting for 57% of the state’s cargo movement and ranking second in Brazil in terms of overall throughput.

“The dredging and deepening of the access channel represent a strategic strategy for the Port Complex and Santa Catarina,” emphasized Cleverton Vieira, President of the Port of São Francisco do Sul.

Unprecedented nature

Innovation will play a role in this project, as it will employ an unprecedented technology in Brazil to utilize the dredged material to widen the Itapoá beach, which is adjacent to Babitonga Bay. A total of 13 million cubic meters of sediment will be removed, with 7 million cubic meters going to Itapoá, a region that has recently been dealing with coastal erosion.

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