Dredging to restart at Alemoa and Barnabe Island terminals in Santos

Last week the Geopotes dredging vessel arrived in Santos to restart dredging services at the Port of Santos. The dredger will be used to re-establish depths at berths at liquid bulk and minerals terminals on Barnabé Island and Alemoa, which were depths were deemed too shallow.

According to the national secretary of Ports and Waterways, Diogo Piloni, the dredging works were under review by the Brazilian Navy. “In November, analysis of the underwater terrain was finalized and the Hydrographic Survey results were published, highlighting that some locations were too shallow,” he said.

As a result, the National Department of Transport Infrastructure (DNIT), part of the Ministry of Infrastructure, extended the term of the contract signed with the Van Oord / Boskalis consortium to August 2020 so as to provide continuity of services in pursuing the desired depth. and contractual objective. DNIT Executive Director André Kuhn explained that the contract was set to expire on February 2, 2020, but was extended for six months.

Meanwhile, the a tender for hiring the company that will perform maintenance dredging at the port is being finalized.

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