Paranaguá receives Chinese investors to discuss the future Guará Port

In a meeting where technical, environmental and operational aspects related to the implementation of the project were discussed, Paranaguá's mayor, Adriano Ramos, met in his office with representatives of the future Porto Guará and Chinese investors linked to the Shandong Group, which intends to expand the city's port infrastructure.

The meeting also allowed the foreign investors to learn about Paranaguá's logistics capacity, as well as the economic scenario and strategic position of the municipality in the national port sector.

Also participating in the meeting were Luiz Henrique Dividino, former chief executive of the Administration of the Ports of Paranaguá and Antonina (APPA); Luiz Augusto Pellegrini de Carvalho, municipal secretary of Industrial and Port Expansion; and Thiago Themanski Campos, municipal secretary of Government.

The Chinese entrepreneurs will remain in the city for a few days to deepen studies and technical visits. The expectation is that the institutional approach will strengthen future partnerships and pave the way for new investments linked to Porto Guará.

Adriano Ramos stated that the project has been monitored in a technical and responsible manner by the municipal administration. "They came to study Paranaguá, to understand our growth capacity and to assess future investments in the new port. This demonstrates the confidence that major national and international groups are placing in our city and in the serious work that has been underway."

According to Paranaguá's City Hall, the public body follows discussions related to the project through the Municipal Secretary of Industrial and Port Expansion, seeking to ensure that economic development advances are tied to job creation, strengthening of infrastructure and direct benefits to the population.

The CEO of the future Porto Guará, Xenia Arnt, stated that the meeting marked another important step in building dialogue between investors, government and the local community. "We brought to this meeting with Mayor Adriano Ramos a group of possible investors from China, who want to get closer to the city, to the City Hall, to the community, to learn how it works and who knows, in the future, to drive a stake for the installation of the port."