Rio de Janeiro Port Terminal to be auctioned this Wednesday

The winner will have to invest R$6.8 million in RDJ11, with a concession contract scheduled for 10 years

The auction for the RDJ11 terminal, located in the Port of Rio de Janeiro, will take place this Wednesday (30). Promoted by the Ministry of Ports and Airports, in partnership with the National Waterway Transportation Agency (Antaq), the event will be held at the B3 headquarters in São Paulo and is part of the first round of leasing in 2025, which will also include areas in the states of Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul. In total, the projects involved in this phase are expected to attract R$850 million in private investment.

The RDJ11 terminal, located in the Cais do Caju region and part of the port's polygon, has a total area of ​​7,787 m² and will be used for the movement and storage of solid bulk cargo — especially zinc concentrate — and general cargo, especially steel products. The project is estimated at R$6.80 million in direct investment, with a concession contract scheduled for 10 years, under the simplified bidding model, whose judgment criterion will be the highest concession value.

The operational flow planned for the terminal includes road and rail reception, open yard storage and waterway dispatch in the case of general cargo; and, for solid bulk, waterway reception, storage and subsequent dispatch by land mode — road or rail. The classification of RDJ11 as a brownfield project implies the existence of currently inoperative physical structures, the demolition of which is contemplated as part of the development of the new terminal, signaling a complete requalification of the area.

“By 2026, we will hold more than 42 auctions of port terminals, with estimated investments of R$22.85 billion. These investments do not only mean modernizing infrastructure — they boost job creation, strengthen public and private ports, and expand Brazil’s strategic role on the global stage,” highlighted the Minister of Ports and Airports, Silvio Costa Filho.

Currently managed by the state-owned company PortosRio, the terminal is part of the Federal Government's strategy to boost the country's logistics infrastructure, with a view to increasing the competitiveness of the port sector and attracting private capital. The restructuring of RDJ11 has the potential to generate direct and indirect jobs, boost regional economic activity and reinforce the role of the Port of Rio de Janeiro as a logistics asset of high strategic value in the context of Brazilian foreign trade.