Suape Port receives Sammax class container vessel for first time

Suape Port received a container vessel of the Sammax class, for the first time on July 23.  The vessel can reach 336 meters in length, 48 meters in width and 15.2 in maximum draft.

The vessel MSC NITYA B, belonging to MSC, docked at pier 2 to handle 288 containers. The ship came from the Port of Valencia (Spain) and left Suape, bound for Salvador. The vessel is capable of transporting 12,000 TEU.  Previously, the largest container vessel that had docked at the port in Pernambuco was 305 meters long and 48.2 meters wide.

Last year, Portaria Suape 136/2019 established operational and maneuver parameters for ships so that Suape could receive vessels up to 336.99 meters in total length and 48.99 meters in maximum width. The feasibility of receiving the Sammax class was proven through a study by the University of São Paulo (USP), commissioned at the beginning of last year.

The Port of Suape closed the first half of this year having handled 230,504 TEU and with 2.4% growth compared to the same period in 2019. Last year, it broke a historical record in containerized cargo with a total of 476,304 TEU and a 4.7% increase over 2018.

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