Tag: Antaq

• Wednesday, May 31st 2023 - 10:00 UTC

  Brazil's Waterway Transport agency and Antwerp port sign accord on technical expertise and staff training

  

  Brazil’s National Agency for Waterway Transport (ANTAQ) and the Antwerp/Flanders Port Training Center (APEC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on technical expertise and training.

• Monday, August 22nd 2022 - 09:33 UTC

  Santos outperforms other Brazilian ports, despite a drop in overall throughput

  

  As a lingering consequence of the covid-19 pandemic and a slowdown of the Chinese economy, cargo throughput in Brazilian ports fell by 3.3% in the first half of the year compared to the same period of 2021. On the other hand, the Port of Santos recorded an increase of 5.6% over the same period. The data are included in a report published by Brazil’s National Waterway Transportation Agency (Antaq).

• Tuesday, February 15th 2022 - 09:37 UTC

  Round of hearings for 35-year concession of Brazil's busiest port has started

  

  The round of hearings for the privatization of the Port of Santos in Sao Paulo state, and the busiest of Brazil have started with the participation of the minister of Infrastructure Tarcisio Gomes de Freitas and the different interested parties. It’s basically a 35-year contract project which will demand almost 3,5bn dollars