The federal government intends to facilitate the importation and chartering of foreign vessels for cabotage, as it is called the transportation of cargo between ports along the coast of the same country. Measures like these are being discussed to shape a specific policy for this type of navigation and was called ‘BR do Mar’. According to Diego Piloni, National Secretary of Ports and Airports of the Ministry of Infrastructure, the facilitation of imports aims to meet the demand for a larger fleet of vessels. A short-term need, he said. Today, only Brazilian flagged vessels can operate in this mode. On the other hand, the facilitation of the charter aims to reduce mainly the operational costs of coastal navigation. Port infrastructure and shipping fuel are also on the government agenda.
Source: Revista Globo Rural