Infraestrutura de transporte hidroviário de carga no Estado do Amazonas: um diagnóstico a partir das políticas públicas de investimentos

Abstract

The transportation infrastructure represents a significant role in the logistics process of a given region, for impacts on transportation costs, resulting in barriers to economic and social development. When a company decides to set up a production unit, one of the main criteria is analyzed the situation of local infrastructure of transportation available. The better the infrastructure, the greater the likelihood of attracting new investments. Therefore, the infrastructure can be considered as critical for maintaining the competitiveness of a country or region, which may indicate their level of development. In Brazil, the situation of its highways, railways, waterways and air transport collaborate so that it is classified as a country still in development. In addition, Brazil also has specific geographic, such as the state of Amazonas, where its long rivers, the flow of production become more complex. Given these facts, it is essential to understand how public policies for water transport cargo logistics bottlenecks contribute in the state of Amazonas. Therefore, this paper aims to conduct an assessment of public policies on infrastructure investments in water transportation of cargo by analyzing their contribution to the logistics process in the state of Amazonas. In this sense, we sought to analyze the infrastructure investments in water transportation of cargo in the state of Amazonas and evaluate its relationship with indicators of economic and social development. According to the results obtained, it is found that the concentration of investments in railroads does not mitigate the problems of product flow along the river. The waterway infrastructure is still poor and in need of investment to meet economic and social development of the region