Larger ships can now enter Port of Vitória at night

Vessels between 206 m and 220.99 m long and a draft of up to 10.67 m are authorized to enter the Port of Vitória at night. The request by CODESA was approved by the port authority and will represent operational gains for the port.

According to João Augusto da Cunhalima, Director of Infrastructure and Operations at the Port of Vitória, larger vessels had to wait for daylight to enter the site to make the operation safer. “We carried out works to improve nautical signaling and reposition alignment beacons, which we call the Delta Alignment. This work made it possible for these larger ships to enter at night safely. All clients and partners of the port are entitled to take advantage of this operational gain. The access channel to the Port of Vitória is all signposted with buoys and lighthouses. In all, there are 33 signs. These are the light signs that guarantee safe maneuvers,” he explains.

For the executive, there will be an increase in operations at the port thanks to this authorization. “We know that the ships of the world’s fleets have increased in size. Previously, if they arrived at night, these ships had to wait at the sandbar and only enter the next day. There is no longer any need for this wait; they can arrive and enter directly, according to schedule. This implies more flexibility for the port. For us, it means less idle berth time because it was empty waiting for the ship to enter. But the entire operational chain will benefit”.

Another example is cabotage lines passing along the Espírito Santo coast at night without stopping precisely because they would have to wait. With this restriction removed, they can call at the Port of Vitória to dock at night.

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