Brazil's second largest port, Paranagua, managed to resume operations on Friday after a court injunction overturned the suspension of the port.
The Brazilian environmental agency, Ibama, suspended operations at the port of Paranagua, as well as its sister port Antonina, on Thursday, July 8, 2010 for nine hours, claiming "flagrant violation of the environmental law" and lack of a valid operating licence.
Ibama accused the port administrators of failing to comply with an environmental regulation agreement and repeatedly failed to meet deadlines for environmental impact assessments and accident emergency plans.
The closure affected 84 ships that were already in the port, or arriving. The closure came at a time where Brazil's ports were stretched to capacity. Paranagua is Brazil's largest soybean port.
The Brazilian environmental agency, Ibama, suspended operations at the port of Paranagua, as well as its sister port Antonina, on Thursday, July 8, 2010 for nine hours, claiming "flagrant violation of the environmental law" and lack of a valid operating licence.
Ibama accused the port administrators of failing to comply with an environmental regulation agreement and repeatedly failed to meet deadlines for environmental impact assessments and accident emergency plans.
The closure affected 84 ships that were already in the port, or arriving. The closure came at a time where Brazil's ports were stretched to capacity. Paranagua is Brazil's largest soybean port.