Institutional visit and unprecedented event in Southern Brazil strengthen public-private integration and highlight the strategic role of agribusiness
Last Wednesday (24), TCP, the company managing the Paranaguá Container Terminal, welcomed Mauro Sammarco, Chairman of the Board of Directors (CONSAD) of the Brazilian Infrastructure Institute (IBI), and Caio Marcelo Morel Corrêa, Executive Director of the Brazilian Association of Container Terminals (ABRATEC).
During the meeting, a detailed corporate presentation was delivered, sharing recent key results and an overview of the Terminal’s shareholders. The discussions also highlighted operational growth, efficiency gains, railway expansion, and TCP’s strategic role in national logistics, particularly in serving agribusiness.
Future projects were presented, emphasizing the expansion of power outlet capacity for refrigerated containers (reefers), infrastructure modernization, and the strengthening of intermodality. These initiatives are considered fundamental to sustaining demand growth, especially for agribusiness cargo, which is the main driver of the Terminal’s operations.
Furthermore, TCP’s commitment to sustainable local development was reinforced, showcasing actions aimed at integration with the Paranaguá community, focusing on social responsibility, institutional relations, and value generation for the region. The visit provided an environment for exchange among participants, strengthening institutional alignment regarding the challenges and opportunities for the future of the Port of Paranaguá.
On Thursday (25), TCP participated in Movimento Agroportos, an event structured by IBI and held for the first time in the Southern region of Brazil. The meeting was organized into four thematic panels and brought together public and private sector representatives, including federal deputies from the states of Paraná and Santa Catarina, such as Tião Medeiros, Pedro Lupion, and Daniela Reinehr, as well as members of parliamentary fronts, such as the Parliamentary Front for Ports and Airports (FPPA) and the Agricultural Parliamentary Front (FPA).
The event was also attended by port and business leaders, including representatives from Portos do Paraná (APPA) and SCPAR, as well as national authorities, including the National Secretary of Ports, Alex Ávila. The discussions addressed the sector’s main challenges, the exchange of best practices, and the importance of coordinated action between private initiative and public authorities to strengthen logistics infrastructure and streamline agricultural production distribution.
The panel on logistical bottlenecks, storage, and infrastructure expansion included Bruno Pinheiro, manager of the IBI Infrastructure Data Observatory; Federal Deputy Tião Medeiros, coordinator of Movimento Agroportos; José Roberto Ricken, president of the Ocepar System; Caio Morel, president of ABRATEC; and Ágide Eduardo Meneguette, president of the FAEP/SENAR-PR System.
Representing TCP, the Institutional and Legal Superintendent, Rafael Stein, highlighted the strategic role of agribusiness for the Terminal’s operations, emphasizing that the segment represents the primary driver of cargo movement, notably for refrigerated cargo, paper and cellulose, and wood. Stein also emphasized the expansion of the railway network as an essential factor for increasing logistical efficiency, reducing costs, and growing the sector’s competitiveness.
During the debates, the need for structural advances in infrastructure was also reinforced, especially in ports, railways, and access routes, alongside the importance of a more stable and predictable regulatory environment. In this context, integration among the various agents of the logistics chain was pointed out as fundamental to promote synergy between public and private investments and to boost the development of the sector in the country.
