COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN THE PORTS OF MARIUPOL AND PONTA DA MADEIRA, IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF OPERATIONS AND MINERALS CARGO HANDLING ON THE PORTS

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to present the Mariupol Sea Port, in Ukraine, and the Ponta da Madeira Maritime Terminal, located in Brazil, emphasizing the logistical operations of exporting iron ore and manganese ores as well as pointing out some of the main impacts environmental risks that may occur in the context of these operations. In the referential framework, the volume of movement of cargoes of iron ore and manganese in the ports was listed, environmental actions that these ports carry out in order to minimize local environmental damage and some operational accidents that occurred in the movement of loads. In order to consolidate the purpose of the research, the equivalent characteristics of both ports were object of comparative analysis, in an exploratory perspective through the bibliographic and documentary revision procedures. In this sense, it can be seen that the Port of Mariupol has greater capacity in terms of infrastructure and contingency plans more comprehensive than the Brazilian port. Regarding environmental incidents in ports and surroundings, it was noted that information of this nature about the Ukrainian port is scarce.