PORT OF NATAL DREDGING TO BOOST CARGO HANDLING AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

With a BRL 54.5 million investment, the Port of Natal will undertake dredging and channel adjustment, enabling bigger ships to access and therefore increase cargo transportation. The intervention will involve deepening the canal from 10 to 12.5 meters and removing 1.8 million cubic meters of silt. Work is scheduled to begin in the second half of 2025 and is expected to take up to six months. Aiming to boost Rio Grande do Norte’s economy, generate employment, and resume iron ore shipments. Codern published the notice in the Union’s Official Gazette; recommendations will be taken into consideration starting on June 25.
Source: Ministerio de Portos e Aeroportos (*Translated by Ia Niani)