First night trip on Rio de Janeiro’s Cotunduba canal for 335m long container vessel

On December 3, the merchant ship ‘Ever Lifting’ left the ICTSI container terminal in Rio de Janeiro, for the Port of Santos, using the Cotunduba Canal. It is the first time that a 335-meter LOA vessel has sailed on the track at night. The information was released by Companhia Docas do Rio de Janeiro (CDRJ).

The container ship ‘Ever Lifting’ was built in 2015 and is sailing under a United Kingdom flag. With a width of 45 meters and a draft of 13 meters, its load capacity is 8,452 TEU. The night maneuver on the Cotunduba Canal had a coordinated action by the teams of the CDRJ’s Water Access Management, the VTMIS Management (English acronym for Vessel Traffic Management and Information System), the Brazilian Navy, the RJ Pilotage, and the Port Guard, which carried out the previous sweep of the Canal and the escort of the ship during the journey.

The night maneuvers on the Cotunbuba Canal, also known as “Canal Varrido”, started in April this year, after the route gained a modern nautical signal. The new beacon has three submersible articulated buoys (BAS) equipped with AIS AtoN transceiver technology, which promotes greater precision in delimiting the channel, in order to reduce the risk of accidents.

This improvement in the main waterway allowing access of large ships to the Port of Rio de Janeiro was made possible by a partnership between CDRJ and the ICTSI Rio, MultiRio, and Triunfo Logística port terminals. The entire project was developed by a Working Group (GT) led by the Port Authority and with the participation of representatives of the leasing companies, the Brazilian Navy (MB), and the Pilotage RJ.

With the Cotunduba Canal operational for safe night navigation, boarding and disembarking operations are being made possible during the night and it is estimated that the waiting time of the ships will be reduced by approximately eight hours to approximately 50% of the stopovers of the Port of Rio de Janeiro, providing the maximization of the entrance and exit windows and greater competitiveness for the terminals.

Auction of goods

Also at the Port of Rio, in November, Companhia Docas do Rio de Janeiro (CDRJ) held a public auction of unserviceable movable assets, which took place both in-person and on-line. At the time, all 21 lots offered for sale were purchased, generating revenue of  $ 1,238,900.00 for the company. Among the items purchased, there were forklifts, cranes, cranes, and ferrous scrap from the demolition of warehouses in the Port of Rio de Janeiro.

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