Encontro Porto & Mar brings debate on the future of ports to Rio de Janeiro

Event will be held at Píer Mauá, the International Cruise Terminal in Rio de Janeiro, which has five warehouses (Disclosure)

An important and historic hub for Brazilian exports, Rio de Janeiro will, for the first time, host the 2nd Encontro Porto & Mar, promoted by Grupo Tribuna . The event is scheduled for the 22nd at Píer Mauá, the International Cruise Terminal in Rio de Janeiro. Located in the heart of Porto Maravilha, the 70,000-square-meter site comprises five warehouses.

Director of the Agência Nacional de Transportes Aquaviários (Antaq), Alber Vasconcelos, will be one of the participants and considers the rotation of the event's location highly interesting, regardless of where it is held.

“It is necessary to make the event itinerant because Brazil has 8,400 kilometers of coastline. All ports are very special, both regionally and nationally. Most importantly, what lies behind this is the following: the importance of a port to a state”, he argues.

Immediately after the opening of the event, conducted by A Tribuna CEO Marcos Clemente Santini, the first lecture will take place at 2:20 p.m., led by Vasconcelos, on logistical bottlenecks and the competitive future of Brazilian ports. “The main point will be the following: what are we doing that we should not be doing, and what are we not doing that we should be doing?”, he summarizes.

The Antaq director will also be one of the members of the discussion panel at the 2nd Porto & Mar Meeting. The panel will be moderated by Grupo Tribuna 's consultant for port affairs, Maxwell Rodrigues, and will begin at 4:20 p.m. “I always hope for divergent ideas so that we can converge on some solution that looks ahead and strengthens the port sector”, he anticipates.

Opportunity

Another panel guest is Porto Itapoá (SC) CEO Ricardo Arten, who sees the event as an important opportunity to discuss the challenges and prospects of Brazil's port activity, particularly at a time of transformation and new investments in infrastructure and logistics.

“My participation will focus mainly on discussing the future of Brazil's port activity, the challenges involved in increasing the efficiency and competitiveness of terminals, and the importance of infrastructure investments”, he states.

Experience

Arten also sees the 2nd Encontro Porto & Mar as an opportunity to share Porto Itapoá's own experience. “It has been expanding its capacity, investing in technology, sustainability and operational efficiency, and preparing for a new stage of growth. I believe the discussion will be particularly valuable because of the possibility of bringing together different perspectives on the directions of Brazil's port sector.”

Registration

Registration for the 2nd Encontro Porto & Mar is open and can be completed via the link .

Program

2:00 p.m. — Opening

Marcos Clemente Santini, CEO of A Tribuna 2:20 p.m. — Regulatory Bottlenecks and the Competitive Future of Brazilian Ports

Alber Vasconcelos, Director of the Agência Nacional de Transportes Aquaviários (Antaq) 2:40 p.m. — New Freight Floor Law

Luis Henrique Teixeira Baldez, President of the Associação Nacional dos Usuários do Transporte de Cargas (ANUT) 3:10 p.m. — The New Cabotage Landscape: How Domestic Maritime Transport Mitigates the Custo Brasil Amid the New Freight Law and Global Instability

Otto Burlier, National Secretary of Waterways and Navigation at the Ministério de Portos e Aeroportos (MPor) 4:20 p.m. — Discussion Panel

Alex Sandro de Ávila, National Secretary of Ports Ricardo Arten, CEO of Porto Itapoá (SC) Rafael Pina, Superintendent of Planning and Business Development at PortosRio Jesualdo Silva, CEO of the Associação Brasileira dos Terminais Portuários (ABTP) Monica Barros, Executive Partner at the Instituto de Logística e Supply Chain (Ilos) Alber Vasconcelos, Director of the Agência Nacional de Transportes Aquaviários (Antaq)