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Still This Year, New Investments and Equipment Are Expected to Arrive at the Port of Pecém in Ceará, Essential for the Development of Both the State and the Port
The Government of Ceará recently inaugurated the second unit of the Port of Pecém, which features new facilities: a new entrance gate (Gate 2), another bridge to the docks (Bridge 2), and an additional docking berth (Berth 10). The total investment for the port’s construction amounted to approximately R$ 772.8 million.
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With this action, the operational potential of the port terminal extends to new initiatives. The Governor of Ceará, Camilo Santana, emphasized the need for projects like this for the state’s development. Additionally, he announced that new equipment will be delivered for the container flow, and investments are expected to be completed this year, such as the duplication of the CE-155 highway, responsible for connecting the Port of Pecém with the BR-222 highway.
“We are delivering today the result of an important investment that the state has made, funded by resources raised by the state. We will soon deliver the new road that connects the steel mill to the port. All of this is an important investment to consolidate this strategy,” says Camilo Santana, the Governor of Ceará, regarding the Port of Pecém project.
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Wrapping up his term this year, Camilo Santana assessed nearly eight years of administration. “I never imagined facing so many challenges and problems, but everything I did was dedicate all my energy to building a better, fairer, more humane Ceará with more opportunities for Ceará’s people,” he added.
New Equipment for the Port of Pecém
Furthermore, the new expansion of the Port of Pecém will also receive new equipment, including the first of three new cranes with electromagnets from the manufacturer Bardella, which will be used for the rapid loading of steel plates made by the Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém (CSP). Investments in this port in Ceará achieved record results in 2021, handling 20 million tons in the last year. From January to November last year, there was a growth of over 40% compared to the same period the previous year, which saw a movement of 14,458,128 tons; the flow at the Port of Pecém was exactly 20,405,383 tons.
New Thermal Power Plant in the Port of Pecém in Ceará Will Generate 3,000 Jobs
The newest thermal power plant in the Pecém Port Complex, from Save On Energy, will provide 3,000 new jobs, as declared by the Governor of Ceará, Camilo Santana (PT). The operation of the new thermal power plant will generate 800 direct and indirect jobs. Following a meeting between the government and executives from the American company Ceiba, part of the Portocém consortium, Governor Camilo Santana confirmed that this plant represents the second largest private investment in the history of the state of Ceará. To conclude reading this article about the new thermal power plant at the Port of Pecém, check it out in full by clicking this link.
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