📋 Tender Overview
The Minister of the Sea, Eng. Jorge Santos, visited the construction works of the new Gare Maritima de Sao Vicente this morning, Monday, a project considered the most modern of its kind at national level and which represents a decisive step in the modernization and sustainability strategy of Cape Verdes ports. During the visit, the Minister highlighted that this will be the first station of this level across the country, an investment that combines technology, comfort and environmental responsibility, a modern infrastructure, with fully mechanized and digitalized check-in and check-out systems, designed to offer greater comfort to passengers, including tourists. The new station was designed with a vision of the future, fitting into the concept of a cruise port, prepared to respond to the demands of growing tourism and Cape Verdes environmental commitments. The Minister also highlighted that the objective is to transform the Port of Mindelo into a blue port and green port, investing in renewable energy and solutions that ensure energy efficiency and reduced CO2 emissions. Ports cannot be centers of pollution, but rather examples of sustainability and innovation, he maintained. With an investment of around 60 thousand contos, the works began two months ago and have an execution period of eight months. The project envisages the complete remodeling of the current maritime station, the expansion of the departure lounge into an open space concept, the expansion of the catering area and the creation of a space dedicated to the training of future ENAPOR staff. The building will also include a viewpoint with a privileged view of Mindelo Bay, offering a pleasant and welcoming environment for passengers and visitors. The project also includes an environmental and energy efficiency plan, reaffirming ENAPORs commitment to sustainability and innovation. In addition to Gare de Sao Vicente, the Minister specified that eight other maritime stations are under construction in different parts of the country, some financed directly by ENAPOR and others within the scope of the Blue Economy and Resilient Tourism project, supported by the World Bank. In the future, ENAPOR, in conjunction with the Sao Vicente City Council, plans to move forward with the requalification of the waterfront that connects the port to the city, with the introduction of the traditional Portuguese sidewalk, further enhancing the urban and landscape integration of the port space.
