Depois de fechamento de estaleiro em Recife, presidente afirma: "BR do mar" foi o tiro de misericórdia

After Shipyard Closure in Recife, President Says: “BR do Mar” Was the Final Blow

Written by Renato Oliveira

Published on 30/08/2019 at 12:58

Updated on 30/08/2019 at 14:20

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Newly Launched Government Program Lacks Approval from Shipyards and According to the President of Atlântico Sul in Recife, Affected Negotiations with Shipowners

The Sad News of the Closure of Atlântico Sul Shipyard in Suape, a municipality in Recife, continues to be a topic of discussion in the beleaguered shipbuilding market.
The former president of the shipyard, Harro Burmann, spoke with the “Economic Movement” program of CBN Recife, about the factors that hindered negotiations with shipowners and mentioned the “BR do Mar,” warning that it delivers a fatal blow to shipbuilding in the country.

The Atlântico Sul Shipyard in Recife decided to suspend operations indefinitely in early August, and the former president, who was negotiating with Aliança and Mercosul Lines for the construction of two ships (for each), saw those negotiations return to square one after the government encouraged shipowners’ cabotage orders to be placed outside Brazil, with the launch of the program nicknamed “BR do Mar.”

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EAS Immediately Affected

The government program affects all shipyards in the short term, but it immediately impacted Atlântico Sul, as they were in the midst of negotiations and the company had the strategy of building ships rather than relying on maintenance services as the “BR do Mar” advocates.

“A repair costing R$ 500,000 does not sustain a shipyard. Neither EAS nor other large shipyards. It is true that Brazil has a shortage of repairs, but it is a market that does not support an entire shipbuilding industry. Petrobras as a whole, with a fleet of 200 ships, spends R$ 60 million a year on repairs. Does that sustain a shipyard? No. Much less the entire sector,” declared the former president.

“The intent of the “BR do Mar” is to stimulate the renewal and expansion of the cabotage companies’ fleet through ship imports, and this makes no sense in a country that has shipbuilding,” he added.
The government program is undergoing a series of debates by sector representatives, but there is still hope to reverse this situation through the mobilization of workers’ unions, the industry, and all of society that longs for the recovery of their jobs.

After Shipyard Closure in Recife, President Says: “BR do Mar” Was the Final Blow

Newly Launched Government Program Lacks Approval from Shipyards and According to the President of Atlântico Sul in Recife, Affected Negotiations with Shipowners

EAS Immediately Affected

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