2011 record year for Brazilian ports

The 886m tonnes of freight handled by Brazilian ports in 2011, a year-on-year increase of 6.25%, set a new record.

According to the National Waterways Transport Agency (Antaq), the ports sector has doubled in size over the last 12 years, despite the fact that this coincides with a period of limited investment in capacity expansion in public ports.

The government is nevertheless preparing changes to existing legislation to allow the private sector to more easily invest in ports.