Óbices e perspectivas para o incremento da navegação de cabotagem no Brasil: a importância da navegação de cabotagem para a Zona Franca de Manaus

Abstract

The Amazon region is famously known for its extensive river basin and waterways. At the same time, it is an important producer of manufactured in the Free Zone of Manaus, generating wealth and thousands of jobs, consolidating its importance in the regional and national economy. So that the Manaus Free Trade Zone can its economic and social role in fullness, it is necessary the existence of a logistics of transport able to meet the Industrial Pole of Manaus effectively, quickly and economic. In this sense, this work presents an analysis about the importance of modal aquaviário para a Zona Franca de Manaus, shows the evolution of cabotage navigation and the growing demand for container freight transport, highlights the main advantages and disadvantages as regards the use of cabotage for the transport of goods, as well as the actions of the Federal Government, the Federal Senate, the Court of Auditors and the Agency National Transport Aquaviários, aimed at stimulating the development of this important transportation matrix to the city of Manaus and the country. Thus, it was concluded that the recent measures presented by the Federal Government in 2020, through the of Encouragement to Transport by Cabotage - BR do Mar, and actions implemented by agencies control and other stakeholders in this follow-up, show concern so far never felt, revealing the importance of cabotage shipping, its economic potential and the strategic character that this transport matrix represents for Brazil and for the National requiring, however, that the measures to encourage cabotage navigation are immediately analyzed and discussed for its implementation, in order to contribute to the of a strong Navy and a sovereign Brazil.