Port of Itajaí: Dredger Backhoe Simson is in 24-hour action

After the Addendum Signing Act for the conclusion of the first stage of the Restructuring Works of the New Waterway Access of the Port Complex of Itajaí, called “Evolution Basin,” completed on June 5, Draga “Backhoe Simson” completes 14 days of uninterrupted work.

The Dredge “Backhoe Simson,” or excavator dredger, is of Dutch manufacture and was built in 2008. It is 67 meters long by 23 meters wide and can operate with dredge depth limits of up to 26 meters. The equipment is considered one of the most efficient models of this category, having the high and fast capacity to remove sediments and larger stones in the River Itajaí-Açu, containing a bucket with an ability to store 34 m³ of extracted material, the equivalent of 5 truckloads.
In support of Draga Simson’s operations, the “Jan Blanken” vessel, a “splitter” boat technically known as “Barge,” whose vessel operates in a shallow river, lake, and lagoon waters, is equipped with a propulsion engine and used to transport material from dredging. The equipment was built in China in 2009 and is 96 meters long by 18 meters wide with a cargo capacity of 2,853 cubic meters.

With the return of operations at the works site (the banks of the Itajaí-Açu River and the north bank), about 1.3m cubic meters of the remaining areas are expected to be dredged, up to the stipulated period. According to the letter sent to the State Department of Infrastructure in April this year, a volume of 1.7m cubic meters dredging completed.

Paralyzed work

 
The works in the Evolution Basin began on March 2016 and were paralyzed on March 31 of this year, under non-operational conditions, from allegations of the State Government and the contracted company (Triunfo), stating that it would no longer be possible to make additives. Another justification of the State Government, through the State Department of Infrastructure (SIE), is that the calculation of the volume of dredging stipulated in the contract with Triunfo was completed. In this first phase of the works, Triunfo Engenharia was contracted for its execution while Prosul oversaw the inspection. Both relayed their services at the construction site under the supervision of the Superintendence of the Port of Itajaí.

Bigger ships

 
With the completion of the first phase of works (scheduled for September 2019), numbers in the Port Complex of Itajaí are expected to increase. The initial result will be proven with the ships of up to 336 meters in length that will dock at the terminals of the port complex.

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