In 1991, the Multiple-Use Pier started operating and the Suape Port was included in the list of 11 priority ports of Brazil, to which federal public resources should be destined in order to invest in port infrastructure. Since then, Suape ceased to be only an industrial port to become a hub port for public use loads; combined with the great depth along its coast, there's 1.2 kilometers of the reef chain;

In 1996, Suape was included in the Brazil in Action Program, counting with federal government financial support in order to establish the first stage of its internal port;

In 1999, the internal port's construction was concluded, with 925 meters of new piers that could be accessed through an opening in the coral reef barrier, 300m wide and 15.5m deep.