Federal Government Authorizes R$948 Million Expansion of Port of Rio Container Terminal

Overview

• Minister of Ports and Airports Silvio Costa Filho and Rio Brasil Terminal CEO Roberto Lopes signed the emergency authorization and preliminary investment plan, allowing work to start immediately.
• The authorized scope includes yard expansion and unification adding roughly 18,000 square meters, modernization of the electrical network, a new gate with six weighbridges, and the purchase of large equipment such as cranes and rail gantries.
• Authorities project capacity to rise from about 440,000 TEU per year to approximately 600,000 by 2029, with potential to reach 1.2 million TEU after later phases.
• The government estimates the program will create more than 3,000 direct jobs during implementation.
• Officials also pointed to a recent 1.1-meter increase in the port’s draft as a competitiveness boost relative to Santos, which remains the country’s largest by capacity.