Tecon 1, the first Brazilian terminal especially built for container movement, is inaugurated.

The Santos 2000 project, by São Paulo State Port Authority (Codesp), is started with a view to make the Port of Santos more modern and competitive. It determines parameters for the Port of Santos Leasing and Partnership Program (Proaps).

The Santos Brasil Consortium wins the public bidding for the Port of Santos container terminal leasing (Tecon Santos/Tecon 1), as performed at the São Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa). The winning consortium gives origin to Santos Brasil S.A.

250 meters of quay are added to the original 510 meters of the Tecon Santos, which starts to operate with a 760-meter wharf.

Codesp determines that Santos Brasil S.A. must install and operate, in an area adjacent to the Tecon Santos, a vehicle handling terminal, in compliance with a long-time request by automobile industries based in the State of São Paulo. The contract was formalized in a unilateral and precarious Use Permit Term (TPU), determining, among other things, that the future Vehicle Export Terminal (TEV) would be operated by Santos Brasil only until it is effectively presented in a public bidding.

The work of Tecon Santos' further expansion starts. The project includes adding 220 meters of quay, giving the terminal a structure with a 980-meter wharf-required for simultaneously operating three modern, up to 300-meter long container vessels. That same month, the corporation restructure plan is implemented with the creation of the holding company Santos Brasil Participações S.A.

In November, Nova Logística S.A.-a subsidiary of Santos Brasil Participações S.A.-expands its service portfolio after acquiring Mesquita S.A. Transportes e Serviços, a Company specialized in logistics services.

In February, NaraValley Participações S.A.-a wholly-owned subsidiary of Santos Brasil Participações S.A.-acquires 75% of the capital stock of the Pará Empreendimentos Financeiros S.A. company, which owns 100% of the shares of Convicon - Contêineres de Vila do Conde S.A. Since then, Santos Brasil holds the leasing control in the Porto de Vila do Conde (State of Pará) container terminal.

In March, Santos Brasil Participações, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Tecon Imbituba S.A., is declared the winner of the bidding process for leasing the Port of Imbituba (State of Santa Catarina) container terminal, which was held by Imbituba Port Authority (CDI).

The public bidding process for the TEV leasing takes place. Santos Brasil is declared the winner by means of its subsidiary Union Armazenagem e Operações Portuária S.A.