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At the Porto &amp; Mar Meeting in Brasília, panel members discussed development associated with orderly growth and the role of Port Authorities in the country (Dimmy Falcão/Special for A Tribuna)

Private initiative is the path to taking over port services. This was the conclusion of the members of the panel “Development Associated with Orderly Growth: The Advancement of Services in Port Authorities”, part of the 2º Encontro Porto &amp; Mar, held this Tuesday (18) in Brasília.

The president-director of Infra S.A., Jorge Bastos, used the concession of the access channel to Paranaguá (PR) as an example. For him, it was a milestone — a model that will still go through natural phases of adaptation.

“Infra sought to structure it in the best possible way. These are functions such as dredging, nautical signaling, hydrographic surveys, and environmental monitoring, which used to be carried out by the Port Authority. I believe it is essential to transfer these services to the private sector and, over time, follow the progress of this contract and the adjustments that may be needed”, he explained.

The CEO of JBS Terminais, Aristides Russi Jr., believes there is a lack of discipline in delivering better services in ports. To him, it is not just a matter for the Port Authority.

“Decisions are sometimes not favorable to A or B, but they were made, in my view, with the country’s best interest in mind, according to the law. When we start questioning agencies and regulatory bodies all the time, not letting them do their work, we begin to slow things down. There must be fair play”, he said, suggesting transferring the services to the private sector. “We have the agencies and oversight bodies to intervene when necessary, while the government can focus on more pressing national priorities.”

Mismatch 
Eduardo Jeronymo, director of Garin Partners, presented an interesting example of the mismatch between the public and private sectors. “In Barra do Riacho, in Aracruz (ES), they deepened the channel in two days — something initially planned for two or three months. Meanwhile, in Santos, this has been discussed for more than five years. Everything (waterway, railway, and roadway access) should be transferred to the private sector, which knows that such measures will unlock further investments from the partner operating in the port and will want to execute the work as quickly as possible”, he said.

Example and change of course 
Tiago Nunes, Planning Manager for the Ferrovia Interna do Porto de Santos (Fips), drew on his own experience to justify the success of private participation in these port services.

“It came, in a way, to help reduce bureaucracy. It would not have been possible to carry out the amount of works and investments that we are executing if it weren’t through this model. We face a very simple challenge: more than doubling capacity in five years — going from 50 million tons to 105 million tons, or even 115 million tons if we look ahead to 2030”, he projected.

He emphasized the investments being made in the grain terminals at Ponta da Praia in Santos. “Regardless of where they are located, these are major production players. It is now up to us, as a railway, to reach them more quickly to reduce circulation time, in addition to extremely disruptive investments such as the rail loop in Outeirinhos, in Santos”, he added.

Erick Aeck, Brazil country director of Van Oord, a Dutch marine construction and dredging company, took a different path: changing the approach to bidding processes related to dredging. According to him, bidding usually starts with the lowest price, and only later is the technical capacity of the bidder evaluated.

“This ends up encouraging opportunists to enter the bidding process, offering extremely low prices and leading to subsequent legal disputes. If we stop incentivizing opportunists to enter these processes, we will reduce judicialization. You don’t see serious dredging companies fighting each other without reason”, he analyzed.

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The port affairs consultant for Grupo Tribuna, Maxwell Rodrigues, highlighted the importance of the services provided by Port Authorities in Brazil. He noted that private investment occurs in concessions, but it is necessary to address road, rail, and waterway access. “The second wave of investments needs to responsibly address these three pillars”, he pointed (Dimmy Falcão/Special for A Tribuna)

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