Brazilian National Agency for Waterway Transportation

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The Brazilian National Agency for Waterway Transportation is a federal regulatory body responsible for overseeing and regulating waterway and port transportation infrastructure and services throughout Brazil.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
National Secretariat of Ports of Brazil 1

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf federal regulatory agency
independent government agency
aim to foster development of Brazil’s waterway transport system
to protect users of waterway and port transport services
to regulate and supervise waterway and port transportation in Brazil
country Brazil
governmentBranch executive branch of Brazil
hasInspectionFunction yes
hasNormativePower yes
hasRegulatoryFunction yes
industry inland waterway transport
maritime transport
port operations
isPartOf federal public administration of Brazil
jurisdiction Brazil NERFINISHED
languageOfWork Portuguese
legalNature autonomous federal agency
regulates port infrastructure
port transportation services
waterway infrastructure
waterway transportation
regulatoryScope navigable rivers
ports
waterborne cargo transport
waterborne passenger transport
waterway terminals
responsibility economic regulation of waterway transport services
ensuring quality of port and waterway services
ensuring safety in waterway transport
inspection of port and waterway operators
promoting efficiency in waterway and port infrastructure use
role granting concessions and authorizations in the waterway transport sector
implementation of national policies for waterway transport
monitoring compliance with regulations in waterway and port transport
oversight of port operations
oversight of waterway navigation infrastructure
regulation of waterway transport services
sector transportation
water transport
supervisingAuthority Government of Brazil NERFINISHED

Referenced by (2)

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Port of Rio de Janeiro governedBy Brazilian National Agency for Waterway Transportation
Port of Salvador governedBy Brazilian National Agency for Waterway Transportation
this entity surface form: National Secretariat of Ports of Brazil