National Secretariat of Ports and Waterways Transport studies implementation of “Port Community Systems”

The National Secretariat of Ports and Waterways Transport held, in Brasilia, the first meeting for the implementation of the “Port Community Systems” project, which is supported by the Prosperity Fund, a cooperation fund of the British Government. The new system is expected to increase the productivity of national ports, reduce the time of moored vessels, and reduce expenses for importers and users of Brazilian terminals. Datamar is one of the companies that collaborate with the project.

The project will identify the needs of communities in the ports of Santos (SP), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Suape (PE), and Paranaguá (PR). The idea is to map the processes and opportunities for system improvements and coordination among companies that develop activities or use the services provided by the port authorities. “We will hold seminars in each port community detailing how the platform deployment process, which is still under development, will be. It will be a fully integrated system,” emphasized the National Secretary of Ports and Waterways, Diogo Piloni.

He explained that the event was an important step to create mechanisms to optimize processes, reduce bureaucracy in cargo handling, and boost the Brazilian foreign trade. “This initiative is a great opportunity for Brazilian ports. We need actions and tools that aim to improve logistics processes, as well as increase the efficiency and competitiveness of the sector,” he said.

PROSPERITY FUND

To implement the project, the Prosperity Fund hired a consortium of companies led by Palladium UK, with the participation of the Alliance Procomex, EY Brasil, and USP (University of São Paulo), which is responsible for conducting the workshop. The event was also supported by the Secretariat itself, the port authorities, and the managers of the Single Portal Foreign Trade program (IRS and SECEX). The Prosperity Fund is funded by the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs and provides development assistance to countries on the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) Development Assistance Committee listing.

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