With the diversification of activities at the Ecovix shipyard, a new sigh of hope arises for the naval hub of Rio Grande, which will translate into many job openings in the region

After the Ecovix shipyard entered into judicial recovery in 2016, a new sigh of hope emerges for the naval hub of Rio Grande. To face the crisis in the sector, Ecovix invested in the diversification of activities and generated many job openings throughout 2020. In September, the shipyard shipped cattle and scrap

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The work fronts range from areas such as dismantling vessels, building and repairing ships and using the site as a port terminal.

A Dutch business group visited the shipyard this month with an interest in using the site to dismantle a vessel. The closing of the negotiation depends on the confirmation of proposals made by Ecovix.

According to Ecovix, the decommissioning and dismantling of vessels is a market with the potential to generate BRL 90 billion over the next ten years, being one of the most promising sectors for the shipyard.

According to Ricardo Ávila, Ecovix's operational director, in the last 18 months around 100 thousand tons of structures were dismantled. “In the last 18 months, we dismantled more than 100 tons of structures, which puts us at the forefront of this type of activity in Brazil”, emphasizes Ricardo Ávila, Ecovix's operational director.

The Rio Grande shipyard has been dedicating itself to transforming the facilities into a hub for decommissioning vessels, especially those infested by sun coral, an organism harmful to Brazilian coastal ecosystems, which prevents ships and platforms anchored in the open sea from coming to the coast to be dismantled.

According to Ricardo, “the first studies indicate that Rio Grande may be one of the organism's free ports, given the salinity, temperature and low level of transparency of the water.

The studies may pave the way for the dismantling, at the shipyard, of platforms in the Campos Basin that have been deactivated, such as the P-7, P-12 and P-15.

Resumption of the Ecovix shipyard in Rio Grande

Ecovix advances diversifying activities to enable the port terminal. In the last three years, more than 120 thousand tons of goods were handled.

“We are advancing firmly in the resumption of business, in line with the efforts and commitments assumed in the company's judicial recovery. At this moment when the economy begins to recover after the pandemic crisis, we have great opportunities to generate development and new jobs for the entire community in the South region”, celebrates Ricardo Ávila.

If qualification takes place, the company estimates the generation of around 50 direct job openings, with the expectation of moving 1,5 million tons of cargo per year. The company also works on processes related to shipbuilding and repair, in partnership with the group UTC.

For 2021, there is an expectation of generating 600 direct job openings, added to existing jobs.