Análise da viabilidade técnica e econômica de implantação de um terminal de contêineres em retroárea portuária na região do Aracapé.

Abstract

To maintain the competitiveness of their products in global trade, countries seek to optimize processes and implement new projects, in order to reduce costs and stimulate logistical development. In the Brazilian scenario this situation does not differ, although investments in infrastructure and logistics are still simple. The present work aims to analyze the feasibility of a possible construction of a container terminal, connected to the port of Mucuripe. The plant site is located in the Aracapé district in Fortaleza / CE, where there is a railway maneuvering yard of the concessionaire Ferrovia Transnordetina Logística. The interface between the Mucuripe port and the new container terminal, in the present study, will take place through the existing railway branch connecting the two points. The proposed methodology tries to model the expected demand for the new terminal in the coming years, then the ability to move goods at the terminals and at the interface with the railway is analyzed and finally the financial modeling of the company is performed, with the aim of analyzing if the financial return justifies the investments necessary for implementation and operation. At the end of the analysis, it was possible to conclude that the implementation of the container terminal results in an economic feasibility in an optimistic scenario. For scenarios where demand is lower, feasibility can be achieved as long as operating costs are reviewed and optimized.