Ceremony marks the start of a new phase of investments in shipbuilding and fleet renewal, reinforcing local content and the recovery of the sector’s productive chain.
Petrobras, together with Transpetro, takes a decisive step toward the recovery of Brazilian industry by signing contracts for the construction of strategic vessels under the Mar Aberto Program. The event brings together government authorities and industry leaders, with the presence of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Petrobras CEO Magda Chambriard, reaffirming the project’s relevance to national development.
The orderbook includes:
• Five gas carriers to be built at Rio Grande Shipyard, in Rio Grande do Sul;
• Eighteen barges at Bertolini Shipyard, in Amazonas;
• Eighteen push boats at Indústria Naval Catarinense (INC), in Santa Catarina.
The contracts represent one of the most significant recent investment movements in vessel construction in Brazil, with direct impact on the creation of skilled jobs, the revitalization of shipyards, and the strengthening of the supply chain for goods and services within the Brazilian naval sector.
The ceremony will be broadcast live on Petrobras’ official YouTube channel starting at 4:00 pm.
