Title: Ports dredging licensing process. A case study in two Brazilian ports: Porto de Santos and Porto de Paranaguá

Authors: Maria Cristina Fogliatti De Sinay; Laura Sinay; Isolina Cruz

Addresses: School of Applied Social Sciences, UNIGRANRIO – Universidade do Grande Rio, Rua Gal Goes Monteiro 8, E 1802, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22290-080, Brazil ' Tourism Department, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – UNIRIO, Av. Pasteur, 458 / 4º andar – Urca, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP 22290-240, Brazil ' R. Almirante Gomes Pereira, 76 – 401. URCA, CEP 22291-170, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Abstract: Access canals to ports are one of the most important constraints to maritime commodities transportation, due to the water dynamic that allows material to be deposited, limiting their depths and compromising the traffic safety. Hence, dredging services have to be performed. To limit the associated environmental damages, these services have to be licensed by competent authorities, a long process due to the complexity of the needed studies. The objective of this work is to present the licensing process applied in Brazil for these services and the benefits achieved in two major Brazilian ports: Porto de Santos and Porto de Paranaguá.

Keywords: dredging services; environmental licensing; maritime canals; port dredging; Brazil; environmental impact.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2013.053772

International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 2013 Vol.15 No.2/3, pp.275 - 287

Published online: 27 Sep 2013 *

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