Waterway Panorama - Antaq

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modality. The map below shows the increase in
length of the waterway.
In the state of São Paulo, the extension of the
Tietê River to Salto and Artemis is currently being
studied. Such expansion would comprise over
130km in length, in connection with the railway
to the flow of the production to the Port of Santos
for export.
The increased extension of the Paraná-Tietê
could provide the integration of the production
chain with a more competitive model, creating
more development for the municipalities of the
coverage area of the Paraná-Tietê Waterway, a
larger number of municipalities served in Goiás
and Minas Gerais, services to the mining areas of
Catalão, open space for the transport of general
cargo (containers), bulk liquids (alcohol and
biodiesel), fertilizers, and connection with BR-153.
A series of seminars in the member states of
the G5 are happening successively. The first seminar
was held in Curitiba (PR), on March 19,
2009 in the auditorium of the Federation of Industries
of the State of Paraná – FIEPR, with representatives
from ANTAQ, the Waterway Department
Waterway of the State of São Paulo, the
Secretariat of Transportation of the State of
Paraná, the Ministry of Agriculture, and experts in
the implementation of Itaipu. This seminar was
attended by the DNIT and the State Government
of Paraná.
The second meeting was held in Campo
Grande, on May 15, 2009 in the auditorium of
the Federation of Industries of the State of Mato
Grosso do Sul – FIEMS, and lectures were presented
by ANTAQ, the Waterway Department of
the State São Paulo, the Secretariat of Transport
of Mato Grosso do Sul, counting on the presence
of the DNIT and the State Government of Mato
Grosso do Sul
The third event was held in Belo Horizonte on
June 5, 2009, with representatives of the National
Water Agency.
On August 7, 2009, Goiânia hosted the meeting
of the G5+1, at the Federation of Industries
of the State of Goiás. The lectures were conducted
by ANTAQ, DH/São Paulo, the Department
of Infrastructure of the State of Goiás, the
company Caramuru, and the DNIT. At the occasion,
the DNIT remarked that it authorized the
drafting of studies for the construction of locks in
São Simão, Cachoeira Dourada, and Itumbiara,
which shall offer big gains in extension in the
state of Goiás, of about 350km, and the flow of
the grain production in these regions, known as
producing areas in Brazil.
The waterway is the solution to release the immense
production in Brazil. It is the outlet that
Brazil needs, as it is the model that emits fewer
pollutants, providing less degradation of nature,
less use of lubricating oils, and the non-use of
tires. Moreover, it is possible to consider the
country’s economic gain when using the waterways,
which have costs well below highway and
railway models, with accident rates near zero,
being more economical to the implementation,
maintenance, reliability and security.
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