MPor signs agreements for new TUPs with investments of R$4.72 billion

New facilities are located in the North, Southeast, Central-West and South regions

The Ministry of Ports and Airports (MPor) signed, this Wednesday (9), agreements for new adhesion contracts for Private Use Terminals (TUP) throughout the national territory. As announced, the planned investments from the private sector are R$ 4.72 billion.

Nine authorizations for private port projects were approved, five of which are new terminals, and another four refer to the expansion of terminals already in operation in Brazil.

In total, new infrastructure is planned for three Brazilian regions: the North, Central-West, and Southeast. According to MPor, the terminals are dedicated to the movement of solid bulk and passenger transportation.

The North region will receive the largest private investment, with R$3.09 billion; the Southeast region will receive R$1.52 billion. The South and Central-West regions will receive R$93 million and R$15.82 million, respectively.

The municipalities covered are the following: Barbacena (PA), Santana (PA), Itaituba (BA), Cáceres (MT), Santos (SP), São João da Barra (RJ) and Rio Grande (RS).

According to Minister Silvio Costa Filho, the announcement of the construction of new port facilities is crucial to keep up with the growing growth of Brazilian agribusiness and market opportunities for products abroad.

The ceremony was attended by the National Secretary of Ports, Alex Ávila, the interim director-general of the National Waterway Transportation Agency (Antaq), Caio Farias, the president of the Brazilian Association of Port Terminals (ABTP), Jesualdo Silva, and the director-president of the Association of Private Port Terminals (ATP), Admiral Murilo Barbosa.