Brazil’s Association of Private Port Terminals (ATP) and the National Agency for Waterway Transportation (Antaq) formalized, on Monday (10/3), an agreement that prescribes joint efforts aimed at the growth of the activities at organized public ports and Private Use Terminals (TUP). The signed protocol states that the goal is to coordinate “the efforts necessary to promote the development of projects and actions,” as well as the exchange of knowledge and best practices between various businesses and organizations involved in Brazil’s port industry, the academic community, and governmental organizations. In the country where ports were responsible for 98.1% of total exports in tonnes last year, ATP brings together 31 member companies and 61 TUPs, which account for 60% of Brazilian port movement.
Sources: Informativo dos Portos/Datamar News