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Ministry of Infrastructure Shipyard Representatives Continue Discussing National Shipbuilding and Agreements Have Been Made
After Not Pleasing Shipyards, the Provisional Measure (known as BR do Mar) that directly affects national shipbuilding is gradually undergoing adjustments, with the parties reaching a common understanding.
A meeting last Monday (02/09) in Brasília between representatives of Sinaval (National Shipbuilding Industries Union) and the Minister of Infrastructure, Tarcísio de Freitas, ended with some relief for the shipyards.
The representatives of the shipbuilding sector obtained from the Minister of Infrastructure the promise that the provisional measure which will relax cabotage navigation rules will exclude support vessels, port support, inland navigation, and oil tankers.
This was not the only victory for the shipyards; the minister also agreed to create a fund that will enable the commissioning of large vessels to be built by major national shipyards and also mentioned that he would intercede in this regard with the Ministry of Economy.
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During the meeting, Sinaval presented the current situation of the Brazilian shipbuilding industry and how BR do Mar would directly affect the shipyards.
The MP, which became known as BR do Mar, refers to a government program that will be launched in October and has been a topic of discussion, as according to the shipyards, it creates more favorable conditions for building ships abroad than in domestic shipyards.
Sinaval was represented by its president, Ariovaldo Rocha, and the executive vice-president of the entity, Sérgio Bacci.
From the Ministry of Infrastructure, in addition to Minister Tarcísio de Freitas, the national secretary of ports and waterway transport, Diogo Piloni, the director of the department of waterways and navigation, Dino Batista, and the ministry’s advisor, Cristiane Peralta, were present.
Shipbuilding Requests
Sinaval took the opportunity to present other requests to the minister, such as the extension of grace periods and payment deadlines for financing granted by the Merchant Marine Fund (FMM) for the construction or modernization of shipyards and the minister’s participation in the approval of the proposal that allocates up to 10% of the Additional Freight for Renewal of Merchant Marine (AFRMM) to the construction and repair of ships for the Navy necessary for the fleet’s re-equipping program.
The president of Sinaval also requested that Petrobras resume making its platforms at national shipyards, but Minister Tarcísio de Freitas stated that he has no control over the state-owned company’s hiring policies, although he believes that due to the large volume of ANP auctions in the coming years, many orders will be placed within the country, reviving shipbuilding.
Source: Portos e Navios
