Cargo handling

iron ore and chrome ore and woodchip

Max arrival draft

Max sailing draft

N/I

37’07” ft,bw(restricted to max permissible draft at barra norte passage)

BERTHING/UNBERTHING: ALWAYS CARRIED OUT UNDER DAY LIGHT AND ON SUITABLE TIDE, AS PER H. MASTER REGULATIONS,AS NO TUGBOATS AVAILABLE. ALL VSLS MUST BERTH BY PORTSIDE AGAINST TIDE RUNNING.

Location: Amapa state left margin of Amazon River. LAT - 00 04',00'' S / LONG - 051 10',00'' W.

VSL WITH OR MORE THATN 18 YEARS OLD WHICH WILL LOAD CARGO WITH SPECIFIC GRAVITY EQUAL OR MORE THAN 1,78 TON/CBM (CHROME ORE ), IS COMPULSORY TO PROVIDE A DPC CONDITION SURVEY WITH THICKNESS GAUGING AND CERTIFIED BY A INDEPENDENT SURVEYOR PRIOR LOADING. AS NO SURVEYORS AT SANTANA SAME MUST COME FM ANOTHER STATES AS RIO DE JANEIRO AND TOTAL COST INVOLVED RUN AROUND USD 8,000.00 ALL INCLUDED.

FYI, FAZENDINHA IS A COMPULSORY STOPPAGE TO PERFORM SHIPS CLEARANCE/INSPECTION BY PORT AUTHORITIES AS WELL AS TO PICK UP/DROP PILOTS.

PSC INSPECTION IS ALSO STRICT AT SANTANA.

Everyday is expected rain showers for abt 2 hours each time.

No port congestion expected.

Max air draft

13 MTRS IF OPERATION PERFORMED BY PORT EQUIPMENT AND NO RESTRICTIONS IF OPERATIONS PERFORMED BY SHIP’S CRANES.

Max BEAM

32,00 meters

Max LOA

200,00 meters

Water density

0.996

Max DWT

60,000 mt

Loading rate (iron and chrome)

AS PER VERBAL INFORMATION 500.00 MT/HOUR AND ABT 6.000 MT / DAY, USING SHORE EQUIPMENTS. HVR, IF VSL IS FITTED WITH GRABS, LOADING RATE INCLEASE A LOT REACHING ABT 9,000 MT /DAY COLLECTING CARGO DIRECT FM THE PIER. TOTAL CARGO LOADED IS DETERMINATED BY DRAFT SURVEY.

Terminal working days

24 hrs shinc

Min hatch size accepted

Bunkers supply

N/I

not available. Only fresh water, cost is abt usd 3.0 p/ton

Nr of gantry crane

not available – But shippers has 2 small shiploader with nominal capacity of 300 mt / hour each one.

Nr of berth

ISPS security level

2

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