ANTAQ holds public hearing on maritime support charter by unauthorized companies

This Monday (11/11), the National Agency for Water Transport (ANTAQ) held at its headquarters, in Brasilia, a public hearing regarding the public consultation to obtain contributions, subsidies, and suggestions for the improvement of the proposed amendment of the Normative Resolution. 01-ANTAQ and Resolution 1,811-ANTAQ, with the goal of regulating the chartering of vessels in Maritime Support navigation by interested parties that are not authorized as Brazilian Shipping Companies (EBNs).

Under the Agency’s proposal, unauthorized companies, such as EBNs, may charter Brazilian vessels to operate for maritime support by time. Time charter is the mode in which the charterer hires the already manned vessel to provide service for a specified time.

The public hearing was attended by representatives of the Brazilian Institute of Petroleum, Gas, and Biofuels (IBP), Syndarma (National Union of Shipping Companies), Abean (Brazilian Association of Shipping Companies), Abac (Brazilian Association of Cabotage Shipowners) and the companies Elcano, Petrobras, and Shell Brasil.

Those interested in contributing to the improvement of ANTAQ’s draft may send their suggestions to the Municipality by 11:59 pm on November 22, 2019, exclusively through and in the form of the electronic document available on the Agency’s website (www.portal.antaq.gov.br), in Public Hearings and Consultations, public hearing No. 13/2019.

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