It is the largest country in South America, stretching from the Amazon Basin in the north to the vineyards and the Iguazu Falls in the south. The Brazilian coastline spans 7,367 km, where 37 river and seaports are located.
Member States
Brasil
Maritime Authority of
Brasil
DIRECTORATE OF PORTS AND COASTS (DPC)
The Directorate of Ports and Coasts is responsible for:
Inspecting, in matters of National Security and in accordance with international commitments undertaken, the activities of the National and Foreign Merchant Marine;
Establishing the conditions for access, stay, anchorage, transit, and departure of national and foreign merchant vessels in relation to ports, anchorages, territorial waters, and the contiguous zone; and
Supervising the use of public or private marine and land structures built over the water, with regard to hazards to navigation, national interests, and National Security.
To represent the Maritime Authority in regulating and inspecting matters related to Navigation Safety, the Merchant Marine, Professional Maritime Education, and the Prevention of Water Pollution caused by vessels, with the aim of contributing to the development of Maritime Power.
To be a benchmark, by 2027, in the exercise of Brazilian Maritime Power, acting in favor of the expansion of its blue economy in a safe, qualified, and sustainable manner.
contacts
Red MAMLa en
Brasil
Erika Moraes Lisboa
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