Brazil promotes deepwater port in Espirito Santo
Brazil's federal government and Espírito Santo state authorities are in talks with local and foreign investors to build an US$468mn port terminal in Vitória city, according to a release by state port authority Codesa.
The plan is to implement a deepwater container terminal in the Ponta do Tubarão area. The natural 18 metre draft would allow large cargo ships to dock without the need to build bridges. This is an ideal depth, according to private port terminals association (ABTP) president Wilen Manteli.
"Every large port in Brazil should have a depth of at least 18m," Manteli told said, adding that "The need to carry out additional dredging is one of the oldest problems in the country."
The draft of the nearby Vitória port is only 11 metres.
The plan is to implement a deepwater container terminal in the Ponta do Tubarão area. The natural 18 metre draft would allow large cargo ships to dock without the need to build bridges. This is an ideal depth, according to private port terminals association (ABTP) president Wilen Manteli.
"Every large port in Brazil should have a depth of at least 18m," Manteli told said, adding that "The need to carry out additional dredging is one of the oldest problems in the country."
The draft of the nearby Vitória port is only 11 metres.