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Terminal Will Have Capacity to Receive and Ship 50 Thousand Tons of Ore Per Day. In Addition to Generating Thousands of Jobs, Operation Is Expected to Raise R$ 617.2 Million in Port Fees for Pernambuco
Yesterday (09/26), the Government of Pernambuco detailed the engineering for the construction of a Solid Bulk Mineral Terminal at the Port of Suape. The terminal construction is expected to start in 2025 and promises to generate over 3 thousand job openings, both direct and indirect.
R$ 1.5 billion will be invested in the construction of the terminal, which is estimated to handle 13.5 million tons of iron ore annually.
The Government of Pernambuco also reported that the terminal will have the capacity to receive and ship 50 thousand tons of ore per day, with a maximum storage capacity of 780 thousand tons in the yard. The operation is expected to raise R$ 617.2 million in port fees and a total of R$ 184.5 million for leasing the area during the contract’s 30-year term.
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In addition to the terminal, Bemisa Brasil Mineral Operation – which explores in the municipality of Curral Novo, where there is a reserve with 800 million tons of iron, the largest mineral reserve in Piauí and one of the largest in the country, announced that a total of R$ 10 billion will be invested in a package of actions that includes the construction of a Railway with R$ 5.7 billion in investment, running from Curral Novo to the Suape Complex, and R$ 2.8 billion for upgrading a mine for mineral extraction.
“Pernambuco has always welcomed us very well, and Governor Paulo Câmara was essential for that. We have been discussing this possibility for a few years, which today culminated in the signing of the leasing contract,” said Augusto Lopes, CEO of Bemisa.
Viabilization of Trasnordestina Will Boost Port of Suape
According to the CEO of the Port of Suape, Roberto Gusmão, the establishment of the minerals terminal in Suape is an important milestone for the economy of the state.
“We are the main port in the Northeast and a cargo hub, currently distributing loads via road transport and cabotage. With the railway network, the port will be able to handle everything from soybeans from Matopiba, the region between the states of Tocantins, Bahia, Piauí, and Maranhão, to fruits from São Francisco and gypsum from the Sertão do Araripe, as well as integrate loads such as fuels, cooking gas, containerized cargo, vehicles, among other goods, consolidating its integration into the region’s logistics network,” he said.
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