IBAMA, Brazil’s highest-ranking environmental body, held on March 1st a public hearing to present studies for the construction of a new port complex in Paranaguá, called Porto Guará. The port’s project foresees a throughput of 31.5 million tonnes per year in grains and liquids. There will be seven mooring berths, two access bridges, five solid bulk export terminals, one solid bulk import terminal, one liquid bulk terminal, and one container terminal. The port’s back-facing area will consist of solid bulk terminals (export and import), a liquid bulk terminal, a container terminal, a truck yard, internal circulation routes, an internal railway branch, and administrative areas. The works are expected to start in 2024 as soon as the preliminary and installation licenses are issued. Thus, TUP should begin operations in 2026. Porto Guará is currently in the environmental licensing phase.
Source: Datamar News