On Friday 9 December, APM Terminals and the Municipality of Itajaí, through the Superintendence of the Port (SPI), signed a Transitory Lease Agreement for the Port of Itajaí. Through this, the company will continue to operate as the lessee of the Port in 2023.
With this solution, there will be no interruption in operations. Negotiations between the Port Authority and APM Terminals were resumed on November 11, when the SPI decided not to proceed with a transitional public notice, which had been agreed in August, but to resume talks with the current lessee.
APM Terminals will now continue to prove its commitment in the quest to meet the needs of customers and care for its people and the community.
With this decision, APM Terminals, which has always been open to dialogue, together with local and federal authorities, was finally able to find alternatives to avoid the Port's shutdown.
Source: APM Terminals