Minister of Infrastructure attends opening ceremony of Polaris ship in Manaus

Minister of Infrastructure Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas travels to Manaus this Thursday (11/14) for the opening ceremony of the Polaris ship, acquired by the Log In group. The ship was built by the Chinese CSSC Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard and represents a milestone in the promotion of cabotage in Brazil.

With a capacity of 2,700 TEUs, the vessel will join the company’s fleet, which currently has four of their own container ships and another two that are chartered. The ship has the capacity to carry 600 refrigerated containers. In addition, it has a docking system extended from 5years to 7.5 years, which will allow shorter downtime for maintenance, with reduced operating costs and higher availability. The total investment was of R$152m.

A caminho de Manaus, onde participo da inauguração do navio Polaris, um marco significativo para a cabotagem no Brasil (e em breve lançaremos o programa BR do Mar). Também vamos tratar hoje da liberação de 13 IP4’s (Instalações Portuárias de Pequeno Porte) no estado do Amazonas

— Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas (@tarcisiogdf) November 14, 2019

“Log In’s investment in a new vessel in the company’s fleet shows confidence in the Brazilian government when discussing a cabotage incentive program. The participation of the private initiative is essential to make us have greater use of this logistics alternative in the country,” says the National Secretary of Ports and Waterways, Diogo Piloni.

IP4’s
During the trip to Manaus, the minister will also discuss the 13 IP4’s (Small Public Port Facilities) reopened in the Amazon region this year. They are: Borba (AM), Canutama (AM), Codajás (AM), Guajará (AM), Humaitá (AM), Iranduba (AM), Itacoatiara Novo (AM), Itamarati (AM), Novo Aripuanã (AM), Cai N’Água (RO), Santa Isabel do Rio Negro (AM), Tabatinga (AM), and Urucurutiba (AM). By December, two more facilities will be reopened in the state: Coari (AM) and Itacoatiara Antigo (AM).

These structures bring great potential to the Amazon region, as it provides passenger transportation and also ensures the supply of goods within the state. The IP4’s, which are built and operated by the National Department of Transport Infrastructure (DNIT), must meet efficiency, safety, public interest, comfort, and environmental preservation requirements. In addition, they must be included in the National Traffic System (SNV), operate exclusively with inland waterway vessels, and be outside the organized port polygon.

“The IP4 project aims to implement port infrastructure in order to boost economic development and improve the population’s quality of life. Its structure is totally simplified and is equivalent to a small bus station on the banks of the river,” says the minister.

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