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The Board of Directors of the Merchant Marine Fund (CDFMM) approved R$ 2.29 billion in financing priorities for 55 works and interventions in the Southeast. The projects, analyzed at the October 8 meeting, encompass port infrastructure, vessel construction and modernization of naval units in the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo. According to the Ministry of Ports and Airports, the initiatives could generate around 1,700 direct jobs.

The largest project is the Hanseatic Global Terminals Aracruz terminal, in Espírito Santo, worth R$ 1.119 billion. The enterprise provides for the construction of 750 meters of wharf and a depth of 17 meters in the access channel, at the berthing berths…

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