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Government Decided to Approve Text Opening Cabotage Market to Ships from Other Countries
Among other points, the PL 4199/2020 released by the government progressively allows the use of foreign ships in cabotage navigation without the obligation to contract the construction of vessels in Brazilian shipyards. With the publication of the new government legislation, companies will be able to charter a bareboat, that is, rent an empty ship for use in cabotage navigation.
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Foreign Ships Will Be Released One per Year by the Government
Under the terms of the cabotage matter, after one year of the law’s enactment, there may be two ships; in the second year, three ships; and in the third year of validity, four vessels.
From then on, the quantity will have no restrictions according to the government. However, safety conditions defined in regulations must be observed.
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New shoe factory in Ceará is expected to create 400 jobs and strengthen the local economy.
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No one imagined it, but a mixture of sawdust with a mineral that fights fires surprises scientists with a result that changes the course of fire-resistant construction.
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From empty land to a high-end house, wooden construction uses a lightweight system, metal structure for the foundation, ventilated ceramic cladding, and special windows to create an efficient and comfortable living space throughout the year.
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From vacant land to a high-end house, wooden construction uses a lightweight system, a metal structure for support, ventilated ceramic cladding, and special windows to create an efficient and comfortable living space throughout the year.
Another important point of the project highlighted by the government concerns the reduction of the Additional Freight Charge for Renewal of the Merchant Fleet (AFRMM) from 25% to 8%. This measure, in turn, leads to a decrease in the cost of import freight, especially for the inputs imported by the Brazilian productive sector.
Cabotage Can Boost the Brazilian Economy from 2021
This diversification of cargo transport is one of the points that makes cabotage a key to developing infrastructure in our country. This thinking is not at all out of touch with reality, when we remember that heavy investment in trucks and highways underpinned Brazil’s expansion inland in the last century.
It is time to use the same commercial power to provide even more structure and efficiency to the use of our coast. A major reason for this is to note that, even with continental dimensions, 70% of the country’s population lives within 200 kilometers of the coast.
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