ANTAQ to Release Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory by Year-End

The National Waterway Transportation Agency (ANTAQ) will release its Inventory of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions by the end of this year. The first report will focus on domestic cabotage shipping.

The announcement was made by ANTAQ’s Director-General, Eduardo Nery, during a meeting of the Parliamentary Group for Relations with the BRICS, held last Wednesday (27) in the Federal Senate.

“To understand our progress toward decarbonization goals, we first need to know how much we’re emitting. The reality is that we don’t yet have those numbers. But ANTAQ’s inventory project is a priority, and we’re committed to delivering it by year-end,” Nery stated.

He also emphasized that following the completion of the cabotage emissions inventory, ANTAQ will launch a port sector emissions inventory in collaboration with the National Confederation of Industry (CNI) and the National Transport Confederation (CNT) to map emissions across the entire logistics chain.

In this context, a study titled “Decarbonization Diagnostics: Infrastructure and Hydrogen Applications in Ports” was published earlier this year. The study was conducted in partnership with the Ministry of Ports and Airports (MPor) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) as part of the H2Uppp project, financed by Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK).

The study aimed to evaluate how Brazilian port infrastructure is preparing for receiving vessels powered by green fuels, wind energy production, electrification of port equipment, and
implementation of Onshore Power Supply (OPS) systems.

Inland Waterways

During the meeting, the General Director also mentioned the progress of key waterway concession projects. These include the Paraguay, Madeira (currently under review by the Ministry of Ports and Airports), Barra Norte, Lagoa Mirim, Tapajós, and Tocantins rivers.

Brazil has 42,000 kilometers of navigable waterways; however, less than 20,000 kilometers are actively used. With the approval of the General Waterway Concessions Plan (PGO) by the Ministry of Ports and Airports, which was drafted by ANTAQ, the aim is to significantly increase the utilization of navigable waterways and improve the infrastructure of those currently in operation.

Inland waterways generate five times less pollution than road transport, incur lower implementation and operational costs compared to road and rail, reduce the rate of fatal accidents, and minimize cargo theft and loss.

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