Federal Court of Accounts approves the bidding structure for the new container terminal at the Port of Fortaleza

Brazil’s Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) approved the structure of the auction documents for MUC04, the new container terminal at the Port of Fortaleza, marking the resumption of tenders for terminals of this type after two decades. The contract will have a 25-year term and investments of approximately BRL 429 million, with capacity for 360,000 TEUs per year. The project now moves to ANTAQ, which is responsible for conducting the remaining steps of the tender.

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