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The Shipyard in Rio de Janeiro Should Start Hiring and Activities in the 2nd Half of This Year
Finally, some relief for the Rio de Janeiro citizen, especially for the professionals in the Naval and Offshore Sector. EISA (Shipyard Ilha S/A) now has a new manager, KPMG, which took over this shipyard a few weeks ago. The group is currently negotiating with creditors and shipowners, hoping to resume activities that have been halted since 2015.
KPMG expects the sector to start improving, enabling contracts and resuming projects that are at the location starting in July 2017.
EISA has in its planned service portfolio three container transport ships:
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- One unit is almost ready, only lacking a few installations and some more operational tests.
- Another ship is 70% built and is already in operation.
- The third one is missing modular block integration.
The Navy is Playing Hardball but Negotiations are Progressing
Negotiations with the Navy are not easy, but the institution has shown flexibility and soon there will be Agreed Deals. The president of the shipyard, Diego Salgado, stated that they are closer than ever to closing this contract, because from a technical and economic standpoint, EISA is the best option.
Salgado also added that the economic crisis has drastically reduced orders in the naval sector, especially when Astromarítima and Brasil Supply went to court to judicially revoke this project.
With Astromarítima, negotiations are underway to finish the construction of a PSV 3,000, which is already in operation. But with Brasil Supply, things are a bit stuck.
Diego Salgado mentioned that these two companies represent about 40% of the capital needed to boost services. The other contracts would eventually come, if successful, after negotiations with Log-In and the Brazilian Navy. This project could also entail other types of services such as repair services, docking, activities with cranes, and warehouses.
The president of the shipyard emphasizes that around 1,500 professionals will be hired initially. The forecast is for the second half of 2017.
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