STS10, the planned new Santos mega-terminal, will not now be offered for concession until after the privatisation of the Santos Port Authority with the whole process subject to the outcome of Brazil’s upcoming presidential elections for which the first round of voting is scheduled to take place in early October. The planned concession has already seen significant controversy over who can bid, in which structure, and whether the terminal should be offered for concession with the idea of combining it with an existing terminal to pursue major hub status or simply on the basis of providing another facility to broaden.
