Partners:

Antônio Freire Magalhães

Antônio Freire Magalhães

Economist and Business Administrator with extensive experience in the public and private sectors, serving as managing partner of Agência Porto Consultoria, responsible for the company’s financial and administrative areas. He also acts as a port consultant with a strategic focus on projects related to port management and development. He has held prominent positions throughout his career, such as Advisor to the Commercial and Development Director of CODESP (current Santos Port Authority) between 2003 and 2007, Director of Transport for the Municipality of Santo André, and President and Financial Director of the Companhia Santista de Transportes Coletivos. He also served as an Economics professor at the Catholic University of Santos, demonstrating a strong commitment to academic training and sector development. His career is marked by competence in conducting administrative, financial, and logistical processes aimed at the efficiency and sustainability of port operations.

Fabrizio Pierdomenico

Fabrizio Pierdomenico

An economist specializing in Corporate Finance, Fabrizio Pierdomenico has a solid career in the Brazilian port sector, with over 20 years of experience in high management positions in both the public sector and private enterprise. He is currently a partner and senior consultant at Agência Porto Consultoria, where he leads strategic projects in the areas of regulation, port planning, environmental management, market studies, EVTEAs (Technical, Economic, and Environmental Feasibility Studies), and normative analysis. He served as Commercial and Development Director of CODESP (2003–2007), working in strategic planning, leasing, environment, IT, and new business. Between 2008 and 2011, he was the Planning Secretary of the Secretariat of Ports of the Presidency of the Republic, coordinating programs such as "Porto Sem Papel" (Paperless Port), the National Port Logistics Plan, and the National Dredging Program. He also served as President of the Port Authority Council of the Companhia Docas do Ceará, was a member of the Board of Directors of SPA (Port of Santos), and, in 2023, was the National Secretary of Ports and Waterway Transport at the Ministry of Ports and Airports, leading the development of the port portfolio for the New PAC, with R$ 54.8 billion in planned investments. In the same year, he chaired the Board of Directors of Portos do Paraná and joined the Board of Directors (CONSAD) of EMAP (Port of Itaqui), where he remains active. Fabrizio is also a guest professor at FGV, ESAF, and UNISANTOS in disciplines focused on regulation, legislation, and port management. He actively participates in strategic forums and sector entities, such as the Foreign Trade Association of Brazil (AEB), the Maritime and Port Law Committee of the OAB/SP, and the Brasil Export Forum. His career is marked by leadership, strategic vision, and profound technical and institutional knowledge of the Brazilian port sector.

Ivam Jardim Arienti

Ivam Jardim Arienti

Technologist in Logistics and Transportation from FATEC/BS (2009) and postgraduate in Port Management from the Catholic University of Santos (2010), he is a partner-director at Agência Porto Consultoria. He coordinates Technical, Economic, and Environmental Feasibility Studies (EVTEA) for port terminals, leading the technical and economic-financial structuring of projects related to early contract extensions, economic-financial rebalancing, area swaps, capacity expansion, and the implementation of new ventures.
He has solid experience in Market Studies, advisory services for bidding processes, and modeling aimed at structuring port and logistics projects nationwide, managing and monitoring procedures with the Federal Government, the National Port Secretariat – SNP, and Port Authorities.
He stands out in conducting Valuation in M&A (Sell-Side and Buy-Side) of Port Companies, acting in the economic-financial assessment of assets and companies, regulatory risk analysis, structuring technical memoranda, and providing strategic support for acquisition, sale, and corporate restructuring processes in the port sector.
He serves, through AEB - Brazilian Exporters Association, as a Counselor on the Santos Port Authority Council – CAP, participating in strategic discussions related to the planning and governance of the country's main port complex.

Izabel dos Santos Magalhães

Izabel dos Santos Magalhães

Economist graduated from the Catholic University of Santos (1988), with an in-company specialization in Business Management (MGN – 2007) and certification from the Saint Paul Business School in Valuation – Evaluation of Companies, Mergers, Acquisitions, and Stocks (2020). She has a solid career in the financial sector, having worked in major institutions such as Banespa, Santander, and Citibank, focusing on the Corporate segment (middle and corporate). Throughout her career, she developed technical and management activities related to client relationships, operation negotiations, team coordination, credit analysis, and the preparation of financial reports. She also worked on the evaluation of accounting statements and payment capacity projections, focusing on the granting and monitoring of corporate credit operations. She also has experience in the Compliance area, with an emphasis on the interpretation and application of regulatory norms, structuring compliance processes, and mitigating operational risks. She currently integrates the Agência Porto Consultoria team, where she coordinates work related to the Management of Normative and Contractual Obligations for clients. She also monitors regulatory updates in the port sector, in addition to technically supporting the preparation of market studies and EVTEAs. Her performance is marked by technical competence, analytical vision, and a commitment to continuous updating, always aligned with changes in the regulatory environment and the demands of the business sector.

Collaborators:

Celso Luiz da Silva

Engineer with extensive experience in Port Bidding Processes and the development of projects for port terminals. He worked in preparing companies interested in participating in various bidding processes for port facilities in Brazil, contributing to technical analysis, documentary organization, and meeting regulatory requirements. He also worked on preparing projects and obtaining authorizations for the construction of private port terminals, including structures such as piers and dolphins distributed along the Brazilian coast. His career combines technical knowledge, mastery of the norms applicable to the sector, and practical experience in complex regulatory environments, allowing him to act with precision, responsibility, and strategic vision in all stages related to the planning, feasibility, and implementation of port ventures.

Ivam Jardim Arienti

Erica Caetano Roos

Production Engineer graduated from the University of Caxias do Sul (UCS) in 2012, she holds a master’s (2016) and a doctorate (2024) in Production Engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), with a central focus on evaluating investments in the port environment. She has worked on consulting projects for the transport sector, developing feasibility studies, demand analyses, and technical evaluations applied to different modes. Currently, she serves as a consultant specializing in logistical and transport planning at Agência Porto, contributing to the development of strategic analyses and applied studies for the sector. She has consolidated experience in transport economics and planning, with an emphasis on economic project analysis, market studies, and demand projections in the port context, integrating analytical rigor, systemic vision, and in-depth knowledge of sector dynamics.

Ivam Jardim Arienti

Fabiana de Oliveira Barbosa

Lawyer and Master in Transport Planning from the University of Brasília (UnB), also graduated in Psychology, a background that expands her capacity for organizational and institutional analysis. She has solid experience in the transport infrastructure sector, especially in the port segment. She worked in the public sector at the former Special Secretariat of Ports, at DNIT, and at the Ministry of Transport, where she joined technical study teams and contributed to planning and legal-administrative support activities. She was the Technical Manager of the Brazilian Association of Port Terminals (ABTP), with duties focused on the analysis of legal and regulatory norms, monitoring legislative projects, and participating in technical discussions in public hearings and working groups. Currently, she is an Associate Consultant at Agência Porto Consultoria, where she performs legal and regulatory analyses of port contracts, prepares technical opinions, and acts in the conduct of administrative regularization processes for port areas with the SPU. Her work involves interpreting sectoral regulations, assessing legal risks, and contributing to the investment projects developed by Agência Porto Consultoria.

Fernanda Rumblesperger

Graduated in Business Administration from the Catholic University of Santos, she holds a postgraduate degree in Port Engineering and Management from UFSC. She completed a Master’s in Business Administration from FGV/EAESP and later an MBA in International Business from the University of Manchester, UK. In the public sector, she served as Director of the Department of Port Management and Modernization at the National Secretariat of Ports and Waterway Transport (SNPTA), focusing on the management of Port Authorities, sector planning, and decentralization processes. She was a member of the Fiscal Council of the Companhia Docas do Pará (CDP) and the Executive Board of ABTL, contributing to debates on public policies, infrastructure investments, and the regulatory framework. Her experience includes seven years at the Santos Port Authority (APS) and consultancies for organizations such as Ramboll, RGE, and UNDP/United Nations. Currently, she works at Agência Porto on regulatory analyses, contractual management, and monitoring processes with sectoral authorities.

Ivan dos Santos Freire Magalhães

Bachelor in Audiovisual from the Senac University Center, with a solid background in audiovisual language, production, and critical media analysis. He is currently a doctoral candidate in Communication at the Anhembi-Morumbi Faculty, where he deepens his theoretical and methodological investigations in the field of contemporary communication. His professional performance is concentrated in the sectors of Translation, Research, and Port Legislation, developing activities that involve the interpretation of technical texts, the collection and systematization of information, and the monitoring and understanding of norms and regulations applied to the port environment. This combination of academic trajectory and practical experience allows for the integration of analytical, communicational, and legal perspectives, contributing to projects that demand terminological precision, methodological rigor, and the ability to articulate between different areas of knowledge.

Ivam Jardim Arienti

Raissa Helena Paiva Apolinario

Degree in Production Engineering (2016) and Specialization in Project Management (2018) from Santa Cecília University. Master’s in Administration with a research line in Operations and Sustainable Management from the FEI University Center (2020) and a Doctorate in Administration with a research line in Operations and Sustainable Management focused on circular ecosystems from the same university (2024). Currently, she is an associate consultant, integrating the team for the Management of Normative and Contractual Obligations. She is responsible for monitoring regulatory compliance processes and data analysis for clients in the sector, aiming to mitigate risks and ensure compliance before the granting authority. Additionally, she prepares documentary and bibliographic research that serves as a basis for market studies focused on the port sector. Her solid academic foundation is complemented by experience as a professor of Production Engineering (FEI) and supervisor of MBA theses (USP/ESALQ), allowing her to ground her consulting practice in theoretical rigor. Thus, by aligning theory and practice, she offers effective and compliant solutions, contributing to the development of studies in the sector.

Thaiane Pinheiro Cabral, MSc.

Economist graduated from the Federal University of Santa Catarina – UFSC (2014), with a post-graduate degree in Public Law from CESUSC (2016) and a master’s degree in Transport Engineering and Territorial Management from UFSC (2018). She acts as a consultant in the area of logistical and transport planning, with a focus on market studies, demand projection, economic-financial feasibility, and logistical simulations. She has solid experience in projects in the logistical-port sector, notably in the preparation and updating of Master Plans for 34 public ports linked to the former Secretariat of Ports (2013–2018), diagnoses of Private Use Terminals (TUPs) in Brazil (2014–2016), preparation of Development and Zoning Plans (PDZ) for various ports (Paranaguá, Vitória, Barra do Riacho, Santana), and updating indicators for the National Port Logistics Plan – PNLP. She participated in the preparation of business plans for the ports of Vitória, Barra do Riacho, and Imbituba, and in the socioeconomic analysis of EVTEAs for federal highways in partnership with DNIT (2019–2020). Since 2020, she has worked on feasibility studies for the implementation or expansion of port terminals in all regions of the country, in addition to contributing technical analyses focused on port infrastructure and logistics. Her performance combines technical knowledge, practical experience, and a strategic vision focused on the sustainable and efficient development of national logistics.

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