Waterway Panorama - Antaq

New form
Albeit recent, port environmental management
has significantly evolved around the world
to meet legal and market requirements, which,
in turn, are renewed according to the demands
of society and consumers, depending on the
availability of new technologies cleaner, environment-friendlier
energy sources.
To follow this evolution, and in accordance
with the experience gained over the years in the
implementation of the SIGA, the GMA has conducted
reviews and made updates to the contents
of the form, which increased from nine
provisions in 2003 compliance to 24 provisions
in 2009.
The table below shows the evolution of the
scope of environmental compliance included in
the SIGA Form since its first draft. This year, in
addition to adjustments made in some of the
items already considered, the following items
were included:
1. Development Zoning Plan – PDZ, which
aims at observing the effective implementation
of the PDZ in port’s planning process and assess
how environmental aspects involved in port activities
are considered by this instrument;
2. Global Integrated Shipping Information
System – GISIS, which aims at supporting the
work already done by the GMA in surveying
and consolidating information about the availability
of services and adequate facilities for the
receipt of waste from ships in Brazilian ports;
3. Avian Influenza Contingency Plan, to
monitor the development and implementation of
avian influenza contingency plans at ports covered
by the national plan;
4. Atmospheric Emissions, aiming at identifying
effective measures to control greenhouse
gas emissions and the dust generation by cargo
handling, especially relating to bulk solids, at
ports;
5. Environmental Training and Qualification
Programs, to survey training experiences
developed at each port and specific demands of
inquiries by this criterion by environment sectors;
6. Noise Pollution, which aims at identifying
effective measures to control and monitor noise
in port operations; and
7. Port Environmental Agenda, to follow the
process of implementation of local port environmental
agendas by port authorities.
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