Brazil's Ministry of Ports and Airports held an auction for two port terminals on Wednesday, October 22.
Petrobras won the concession for Terminal RDJ07 in Rio de Janeiro, while Consórcio Britto-Macelog II secured the concession for the TMP Maceió passenger terminal in Alagoas. Both concessions have a term of 25 years.
The Rio de Janeiro terminal, RDJ07, is designed to handle offshore logistical support cargo for oil and natural gas exploration and production. Petrobras offered a concession value of BRL104 million ($18.7 million) and will be required to invest BRL99.4 million in the terminal.
Planned investments include the demolition of old structures, construction of a new warehouse, and improvements to internal access roads, along with the acquisition of new equipment such as cranes and forklifts.
The Maceió Port Terminal concession received a bid of BRL50,000 from the Britto-Macelog II Consortium. The terminal, a key cruise ship reception point in Northeast Brazil, will receive an estimated investment of BRL3.75 million.
The modernisation project includes constructing a new parking lot, paving, and acquiring new furniture and passenger control systems.
