Port of Açu – Converting Waste into Value

Proper waste management is a worldwide challenge specially in low-income countries, as it requires substantial investments in physical infrastructure and long-term operations. In 2020 almost 40% of the waste produced in the country was open dumped...

Port of Açu – CORE Center of Operations and Response to Emergencies

Aligned with its values, Port of Açu is constantly challenged to reconcile its rapid expansion, maintaining its focus on operational excellence and ESG best practices. Seeking to ensure greater safety in operations, the Port Administration invests...

Port of Açu – Together in the fight against Covid-19

The COVID-19 Pandemic brought unprecedented challenges to the world and to the whole Port and Maritime industry. As essentials to maintain the global trades, since the beginning of the pandemic, ports played an important role on...

Port of Açu – Protecting Sea Turtles

For over 100 million years turtles have covered vast distances across the world’s oceans, filling a vital role in the balance of marine habitats. Human activities have tipped the scales against the survival of these ancient...

Port of Açu – Employability Network

Since its first development, Port of Açu assumed its position as a community builder, developing the local economy and providing work opportunities. Açu is in the countryside of Rio de Janeiro, in a region historically connected...

Port of Açu – AbrAÇU Volunteer Project

In portuguese, “abraço” stands for hug, and that is exactly what Port of Açu wants to achieve with the “ABRAÇU” Project: to embrace our community. Faced with the challenge of maintaining a prosperous port-city relationship between...

Port of Açu – Emergency Preparedness Project

In 2019 an oil spill reached more than 2,000 km of the Brazilian coast in an unprecedented incident of catastrophic proportions. More than 5,000 tons of oil waste were collected from shores in 11 states, a...

Port of Açu – Conservation hand in hand with communities

The sustainability strategy of Port of Açu is adherent to the UN SDGs, IFC Performance Standards and designed to ensure alignment with the overall business strategy. It is focused on maximizing positive externalities and mitigating negative...

Port of Açu – Vila da Terra project

The resettlement of Vila da Terra was conceived by Port of Açu, in partnership with the local government, to relocate residents affected by the expropriation procedure undertaken to implement the Industrial District of São João da Barra.