Pedal Do Laureno | The economy

The waterway sector receives another stimulus after license Removal of Pedral Do Laureno’s Rock Structure. This is a strategic transport path for the manufacturing sector, especially for grains and minerals, but it is limited when the river dries. The Ministry of Ports and Airports assessed the average movement More than 20 million tonnes per year After the tasks. The waterway between Pixe (To) and Belem (PA) cities is more than 1,700 km.

The potential flow of production is equivalent to about 500,000 trucks, a 30% reduction in logistics costs because the waterway method is cheap and less harmful to the environment. According to MPor, it is estimated that “the largest beneficiaries” are the states of Matopiba (Maranho, Tokantins, Piyayu and Bahia), which stands as one of the fastest growing agricultural areas in the country, but still depends on the road network.

“The fall of Pedral Matopiba allows a more stable logistics alternative to the flow of the production, still depends on the roads. The National Secretary and Navigation, Dinno, said that the continuous operation of the waterway and the fulfillment of the decorbonization goals of Brazil,” said Navigation, Dinno.

In addition to logistical gains, this task should increase the dynamization of direct and indirect jobs, the attraction of private investment, strengthening the shipping industry and the low human development rates (HDI). This task can be seen as one of the investments in which the northern region is integrated into a distribution center, increasing the competitiveness and investment of producers.

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The MP says that the National Transport Infrastructure (DNIT) will be operated by the National Waterway Transport Agency (AnTAQ) and with the support of the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES). This work is part of the Investment Partnership Program (PPI) and is connected to the Federal Government’s plan for the future discount of the tapazos waterway, which strengthens the expansion of the River Network on Legal Amazon.