Million-Dollar Investment: Petrobras, Lula, and Mac Laren Boost Shipbuilding Industry with Floating Dock, Job Creation, and Bidding for 25 Ships

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Investimento milionário: Petrobras, Lula e Mac Laren impulsionam a indústria naval com dique flutuante, geração de empregos e licitação para 25 navios

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Fleet Renewal: Mac Laren Shipyard Invests R$ 300 Million, Creates 400 Jobs, and Bets on Naval Expansion with Support from Petrobras

The atmosphere in Niterói is buzzing with the new million-dollar investment: Mac Laren Shipyard, already at the crossroads of tradition and innovation, has finalized an expansion project after winning the first shipbuilding auction during Lula’s third term. With support from the FMM, the idea is to build a floating dock worth US$ 50 million to boost repair capacity amid a shipbuilding boom.

The investment is clear: with large shipyards busy constructing ships, Mac Laren will fill the repair space. Alexandre Kloh, the shipyard’s Vice President, emphasizes that this move can strengthen the shipyard’s portfolio, which previously focused on supporting oil platforms.

Million-Dollar Investment! Four Ships in Partnership with Transpetro and ERG

Heavy investment! The Mac Laren + Estaleiro Rio Grande (ERG) consortium won the contract from Transpetro, a subsidiary of Petrobras, to build four fuel transport ships. Construction will begin between August and September, first at ERG, which survived the Lava Jato cuts with repairs, and then in Niterói for completion. At peak production, 1,500 people will be on board at ERG, and another 400 at Mac Laren. In other words: jobs in the naval sector are coming in full force!

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Transpetro Accelerates Investment in Bids and Bets on Renewal with a Focus on Local Content and Credit

The movement doesn’t stop there. Transpetro is investing heavily and has opened a bid for eight gas ships, which Mac Laren also wants, and plans to bid for a total of 25 vessels as part of its ambitious renewal campaign. Additionally, two contracts were officially signed in February and June: one for four Handy-class ships (US$ 69.5 million each) and another, announced in June, foresees four more vessels to be incorporated from 2026 to 2030, within Petrobras’s plan.

Right after winning the auction, the consortium reduced the minimum local content index required by Petrobras from 65.7% to 50.05%. This allowed for the importation of part of the ships’ superstructure. However, they are negotiating steel right here, taking advantage of foreign tariffs that have made domestic steel competitive. The behind-the-scenes also involve demands for the use of the FGC (Credit Guarantee Fund) to include shipyards in judicial recovery in bidding processes. According to Kloh, this is one of the biggest hurdles in the naval supply chain.

Investment in the Brazilian Industry and Its Reflection on the Naval Industry

President Lula and Petrobras President Magda Chambriard are investing heavily in fleet renewal, launching bids, fostering employment, and advocating for Petrobras to act as a tool for national development. “It’s a revitalization of the Brazilian national industry,” said Chambriard in February at a Transpetro event. Lula stated, “It’s not Brazil that belongs to Petrobras. It’s Petrobras that belongs to Brazil.”

The injection of resources from the FMM and regulatory reforms (such as accelerated depreciation) have given new life to shipbuilding. Studies indicate that part of the R$ 623 million invested by November 2022 was allocated to shipyards and port infrastructure. The results are already visible: new technologies, jobs, and a Brazilian naval market preparing to truly take off.

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