Some issues harm the arrival of vessels at the Port of Natal since they need to pass under the Newton Navarro bridge on their way to the terminal. The National Transport Confederation (CNT) hired a company to conduct a Technical, Economic, and Environmental Feasibility Study (EVTEA) for Porto Potengi, which would be on the opposite bank to the current port of Natal. CNT’s Eudo Laranjeiras commented: “A project has already been sketched, and it isn’t limited to the port itself; it includes an entrance through the North Zone and a rail connection to São Gonçalo. It is a large project. CNT took part in it, so we may conduct this feasibility study and find out if our economy can sustain a larger port by attracting enough goods that we would buy and sell at the port. This is the economic feasibility study,” .
Sources: Agora RN/Datamar News