Itaquí port receives triple ISO certification

The Itaquí port management (EMAP – Empresa Maranhense de Administração Portuária) has just received a triple ISO certification – the ISO 27.001 standard for Information Security.  This comes in addition to the 9001: 2015 and 14001: 2015, which attest to excellence in quality and environment management respectively.

The certification recommendation was announced in October and confirmed this week. It was presented at a ceremony held in the company’s auditorium, attended by the president of Porto do Itaqui, Ted Lago, and other members of the management team, although the meeting had a restricted number of participants, in compliance with the covid-19 prevention protocol.

“Certification is an important indicator, but what matters most is what is behind it, the degree of competence and commitment of the team, the focus on continuous improvement, and the lessons learned from the process. I have a lot of confidence in this group, in everything we do together, and we want to share these practices with other companies and agencies ”, said Ted Lago.

The audit report highlighted the commitment, transparency, the level of qualification of employees and the awareness of all employees audited in relation to the policy. In the more technical field of the assessment, according to the document presented, the pro-activity in the resolution of non-conformities, the Business Continuity Plan, the management of the service processes, the monitoring of the EMAP digital belt, and the infrastructure were relevant. data center.

To obtain certification, EMAP was audited against the following requirements of the standard: Organization Context, Risk Assessment, Operational Controls, Effectiveness Analysis, and Improvement. “It was hard work that achieved a brilliant result, with the elaboration of robust documents by a team that shows a willingness to do it. The Management System, for sure, is on the path of continuous improvement ”, said auditor Henrique Garcia Perez.

The audit was carried out by the Vanzolini Foundation, accredited by Inmetro for ISO 27.001 certification and the only one in Brazil integrated with the International Certification Network (IQNet), a network that gathers the 38 most important certifiers present in 150 countries.

The following chart shows cargo handling at the Port of Itaqui:

Cargo handling Porto do Itaqui | 2019-2020 | WTMT

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