Santos Port Authority (SPA) received the first offers to enter into transitional contracts in areas with recently expired contracts – two in the Saboó region and one in Paquetá. Interested companies are Reliance, MSC, Master, and Conport. The offers were published on December 21st on the SPA website and beginning on the 22nd, interested parties may submit proposals for the next 10 working days, until 8 January. On January 11, SPA will publish the list of offers received and those who are competing will have 1 day to present final bids. The winning bid will be that which offers the highest value resulting from the sum of the fixed (per square meter) and variable (per movement) values. There is no restriction on the type of cargo to be handled. The contracts will have a term of 180 days or until the respective bidding processes are concluded for the execution of a long-term contract, whichever comes first.
Source: Datamar News