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Shipyards in Brazil could lose 50 jobs by the end of 2018 if nothing is done

Written by Paulo Nogueira
Published 27/03/2018 às 07:58
Updated 26/03/2018 às 22:00

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The president of Sinaval Sergio Bacci says that the situation at the shipyards is more serious than imagined and the number of jobs could reach ZERO by 2019, understand and watch the video

It has been a tradition at Sinaval since 2002, when the President Lula applied his first electoral program in the Angra dos Reis shipyard, where he committed himself to the resumption of the Brazilian shipbuilding industry. From that moment on, Sinaval understood that it would be important to dialogue with candidates in all presidential elections, in order to show the importance of the industry and what it represents for the generation of jobs and income. This year, the institution is preparing a document for all candidates in 2018, to show what was done from 2000 to 2014 (594 vessels were built) and what happened from 2014 to 2016. Sergio Bacci says that the problem was not the bad act, because he punished himself, the problem was “breaking the company”. He intends to show what can happen in this industry going forward.

Shipyards will only be competitive in 10 years

Brazil needs to be competitive again, for that the country's shipyards need a demand for stable construction of vessels so that it is viable to compete in the international market and offer better prices to the demanders, naturally this can only be achieved with learning, investing in technology and hand of work.

Petrobras is essential for this sector

Petrobras has an important role in this sector simply because it is the main demander of naval services in the country. There is no point in thinking that Shell or Exxon will build in Brazil, not least because there is a lot of cheap labor in the outside world and with the same construction parameters, this role is in charge of Petrobras, mainly because it is a state-owned company. The lack of viable investment funds is also a factor that has been hindering leverage, such as the Merchant Marine Fund and the Guarantee Fund, which due to bureaucratic and taxing reasons are not being viable at the moment, despite SETE Brasil making progress in negotiations with Petrobras using one of these modalities.

Current situation of shipyards and prospects

Over the past 60 years, this industry has had some happy times. From the 2000s, construction of maritime support vessels also began, generating around 82 direct jobs and 320 indirect jobs in the naval branch at the end of 2014, in short, the industry was in full swing. From today to “today”, around 52 thousand jobs have been lost, and if nothing happens in the coming months or by the end of 2019, we will have a number very close to zero. People, institutions and unions (yes, it's true) are working to ensure that this doesn't happen and that the works are resumed as soon as possible. See the video here.

 

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Paulo Nogueira

An electrical engineer graduated from one of the country's technical education institutions, the Instituto Federal Fluminense - IFF (formerly CEFET), I worked for several years in the areas of offshore oil and gas, energy and construction. Today, with over 8 publications in magazines and online blogs about the energy sector, my focus is to provide real-time information on the Brazilian employment market, macro and micro economics and entrepreneurship. For questions, suggestions and corrections, please contact us at informe@clickpetroleoegas.com.br. Please note that we do not accept resumes for this purpose.

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