José Agustinho da Silva is an East Timorese politician and a member of the Kmanek Haburas Unidade Nasional Timor Oan (KHUNTO) political party.

In November 2019, he signed a contract with Damen Shipyards Group for the design and construction of a new 67.3 m-long (221 ft) vessel, co-financed by East Timor and the government of Germany.

[16] Notwithstanding the breakdown of the Alliance for Change and Progress (AMP) coalition during the first few months of 2020, and the consequent restructuring of the government in mid-2020, Silva remained in office as Minister of Transport and Communications.

[17][18] In September 2021, Silva announced that the new Damen ferry, which had been built in China and was destined to be named Berlin-Ramelau [de], would arrive in East Timor by 11 October 2021.

[19] In December 2021, after the vessel had been delivered, he said: Maritime connectivity reinforces national unity and is the main source of supply for the populations of Oecusse-Ambeno and Ataúro.