The privatization of the Port of Santos should generate investments in the order of R$ 10 billion, according to Diogo Piloni, national secretary for ports and waterway transport. The modeling has not yet been completed, but the forecast is that the resources will be allocated to deepening the draft, dredging services, land access, the construction of the Santos-Guarujá tunnel, among other works and services. The new operator is expected to take control of the Santos Port Authority (SPA, formerly CODESP), the state-owned company that manages the public port. The first version of the project should be presented between November and December. The idea is to open the public consultation this year, to complete this step by the first quarter of 2022. “Studies are evolving a lot. It is a much more complex model than the privatization of Companhia Docas do Espírito Santos (CODESA). In Santos, there must be more restrictive regulation and greater care with tariffs. We must make use of a model that is very careful at this point”, said Piloni. CODESA’s privatization process is more advanced than that of SPA, but the notice has not yet been published.
Sources: Valor Econômico/Datamar News