What will happen to the ballast (water) of the ship that will carry the bauxite?
The law determines that every ship that enters the mouth of the Amazon River must exchange its ballast for water from the river itself around Macapá, Fazendinha (Ordinance 80/DPC, of October 3, 2005, in particular Article 9). Alcoa will strictly follow all its legal obligations. The recommendations of the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa), the National Waterways Transport Agency (Antaq) and the Brazilian Navy about ballast water will be taken into consideration.
