Operating at 95% of capacity BTP (Brasil Terminal Portuario) in the Port of Santos is now refusing ships, reported Brazil’s Datamar News.

The privatisation of the main port complexes in Brazil has been discarded as State policy after the inauguration of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to the Presidency.

Three Ministers of Brazil’s Federal Court of Audits TCU have asked to re-evaluate the process of privatisation of the administration of the Port of Santos which will be discussed in 45 days.

The privatisation process of the port of. Santos continues to make headlines in the Brazilian media as the Minister of Infrastructure Marcelo Sampaio declared last week that it will include the lease of two key terminals, the mega container...

Most of bidding processes initially scheduled for this year at the Brazilian Port of Santos will now only be held in 2023.

The Port of Santos Brazil handled 1.3m teu in 2021, up 20.6% year-on-year.

The Brazilian National Waterway Transportation Agency (Antaq) has approved the public consultation for the privatisation of the Port of Santos.