New bathymetry increases capacity at Pecém Port

Ordinance No. 21 / CPCE, issued by the Brazilian Navy, through the Captaincy of the Port of Ceará, defined the new maximum drafts for vessels using the access channels and berths of the Port of Pecém.

In the document, signed by Captain of Sea and War Ricardo Barillo Cruz, an operational draft of 15.30 m were established for the new berths at the Pecém Multiple Use Terminal (TMUT): berths 7, 8 and 9. The statement came with the approval of the “Analysis of Maximum Recommended Drafts – Porto do Pecém” study, supported by the National Hydrographic Research Institute (INPH) and the Hydrographic Center of the Brazilian Navy (CHM).

“We achieved this result in our new berths due to a technique that regulated the marine soil, without any type of dredging, to increase the capacity to serve larger ships, especially large container ships,” said the Logistics Development analyst at Complexo do Pecém, Felipe Guimarães.

Operating measures for container ships at the Porto do Pecém TMUT

Maximum length: 366 meters

Maximum width (Mouth): 49 meters

Maximum tonnage: 140,000 tonnes

“With the drafts of the new berths defined, the terminal increases its operational capacity by being able to receive ships up to 366 meters in length with the capacity to transport approximately 14,000 TEU – these are cargo vessels that are among the largest in the world. And I add that next month we will receive the largest ship to dock in the history of the Porto de Pecém”, concluded Danilo Serpa, president of Complexo do Pecém.

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