On Tuesday afternoon, the 31st of January, Jorginho Mello, the governor of Santa Catarina, handed over the environmental license for the expansion of the pier at the Portonave port in the city of Navegantes. The second largest container handler in Brazil is now preparing to receive larger ships. The investment, according to the company, will be BRL 1 billion for the years 2023 to 2025. The objective is to prepare the Terminal to receive ships that are 400 meters in length. Currently, ships up to 350 meters long and 48 meters wide can be received at the Terminal. The project previously had the Environmental Installation License (LAI) released for the work being done on the Pier in July of 2021, but a new request was made in July of 2022 due to the changes in methods for executing the project. The new license allows for the continuing of the project along with the alterations.
Source: Aconteceu em Joinville/Datamar News