O impacto do DERRUMAGE na competitividade dos portos públicos do Brasil

Abstract

This article presents an approach to how derrumage can influence the competitiveness of Brazilian Public Ports. The main objective is to point out the main factors that reflect in the formation of derrumage in Brazilian ports. For that, the method of bibliographic survey and documental research was used as a basis. In this context, through the Management Information System of ANTAQ - National Agency for Waterway Transport, static data on productivity indicators of the main Brazilian Public Ports regarding cargo handling were collected. In this article, the average operational board and the waiting time of the ports were analyzed. In this scenario, it was possible to verify that the derrumage reflects on the competitiveness of ports, insofar as it burdens port activities and represents a conditioning choice for cargo handling among public ports in Brazil. Among the main factors that have an impact on the formation of derrumage are the productivity of the terminals as well as the waiting time of ships. It should be noted, however, that there are other variables that impact these factors, such as the terminal infrastructure, access to the port, the productivity of port equipment, weather conditions, such as rain, in addition to the consignment of ships. in addition, it was approached how the Port of Aratu-Candeias, through the management act, managed to reduce the waiting time at the Port's Liquid Bulk Terminal - TGL.