This study analyzes the legal regulation of freight and passenger interstate waterway transport in Brazil, addressing issues related to planning, implementation, regulation and supervision of the sector. It discusses the ...

A crise hídrica começou a demonstrar grandes impactos quando em 2001 causou um uma paralização na geração de energia hidrelétrica e um apagão geral no país. Esta fragilidade na matriz elétrica nacional, que é dependente ...

This FAL Bulletin looks at the classification of navigable inland waterways in South America. It describes an existing classification system (ECMT/UNECE), noting its role in the development of river transport, based on ...

In order to encourage reflection on a potential inland waterways classification for the South American region, tthis document uses the example of the European system of classification to demonstrate the role of classifications ...

In 2016, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure (PIANC) organized the workshop “Inland navigation and a more sustainable use ...