Port of Imbituba carries out special operation to receive wind power equipment

Last week, the Port of Imbituba carried out a special unloading operation for wind equipment. The import arrived from China on board the DA GUI, which docked at Pier 2 of the port. During the special operation, the technical team of port workers moved 3 blades there were approximately 67 meters long and 5 parts of the tower that, when assembled, will form the wind turbine. Three components were also unloaded (hub, nacelle, and drivetrain) as well as a container with equipment for the assembly of wind turbines.  The handling of large project loads is an ability that the public port had been preparing for.

At the beginning of the year, large transformers and generators were also shipped.  In this operation, the ship’s own cranes were used, as well as special carts to move the parts to the storage yard. The port operation was carried out by the operators Simetria Logística and Santos Brasil, the lessee of the General Cargo Terminal of the Port of Imbituba. The ship was managed by Wilson Sons.

The equipment will be transported to the Honda Energy Wind Farm in the city of Xangri-Lá (RS), where there are already nine wind turbines. Founded in 2014 by the Honda Automóveis subsidiary in Brazil, the park produces 100% clean and renewable energy that is distributed to the company’s factory, offices, and research and development center.

The following graph shows movement at Imbituba port between January 2017 – April 2020:

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