Inland Navigation in Brazil: Potential and Challenges

1. Inland Navigation in Brazil:Potential and Challenges Luiz Eduardo Garcia Civil Engineer

2. Agenda • Inland Waterways System • Main Waterways Systems • Actual Transportation • Potential • Challenges • Conclusion

3. Agenda • Inland Waterways System • Main Waterways Systems • Actual Transportation • Potential • Challenges • Conclusion

4. Inland Waterways System • In the begging, territory occupation • Waterways as National Transportation • since 1887 until 1927

7. Agenda • Inland Waterways System • Main Waterways Systems • Actual Transportation • Potential • Challenges • Conclusion

8. Main Waterways Systems • National Multimodal Plan • Law 5.917, 19th December 1973 • New Plan under Congress Revision • Law 12.379, 6th January 2011

12. Main Waterways Systems • The main basins: • Amazon (Amazonas, Madeira, Tocantins) • Parana (Paraná, Tietê) • Paraguay (Paraguai, Paraná) • South (Taquari, Lagoados Patos)

13. MT

18. TUCURUÍ LOCKS SYSTEM TwoLocks: 33m x 210 m LiftHeight: (36,5 + 35) m Draft Clearance; (6 – 3,5) m IntermediaryChannel (withreservoir): 5,5 km long

26. PARANÁ – TIETÊ WATERWAY

40. Agenda • Inland Waterways System • Main Waterways Systems • Actual Transportation • Potential • Challenges • Conclusion

41. Actual Transportation • Low, considering the existing potential • The main basins: • Amazon (Amazonas, Madeira, Tocantins) • Parana (Paraná, Tietê) • Paraguay (Paraguai, Paraná) • South (Taquari, Lagoa dos Patos)

45. Agenda • Inland Waterways System • Main Waterways Systems • Actual Transportation • Potential • Challenges • Conclusion

46. Potential • Huge infrastructure without use: • 43.000 km potential, only • 13.947 km with cargo transport • Improve the IWT participation

50. Investment Transport Infrastructure / GNP (%)