Ships calls Vitoria: February 2009

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Inbound AHTS Maersk Blazer 25/02/2009

AHTS Maersk Blazer, inbound to CPVV terminal, in Vila Velha.

Entrada do Manuzeio de ancoras Maersk Blazer, rumo ao Terminal do CPVV, em Vila Velha.

IMO: 9151589
Call sign: OZPB2
Flag: Denmark

Type/class: Anchor Handling tug Supply
Built by: SIMEK AS - Flekkefjord in 1998
DWT: 4.201 tons

Monday, February 23, 2009

Port of Praia Mole aerial view.

This is Port of Praia Mole Vitoria ES Brazil.
I'm made this photographs inside Chopper Sikorsky S76C+
Latitude: 20° 16' 21" S
Longitude: 40° 14' 27" W

See Ships berth in 21/02/2009
Berth first, NORD RIO Star Board side.
LOA. 175,53 Beam 29,40
From :LUANDA/ANGOLA
To: SANTOS / BRASIL

Second.
HAI AN CHENG Port Side
LOA 173,60 Beam: 25,60
From: DURBAN/ SOUTH AFRICA
To: ????

Last
DOXA D Star board side
LOA: 188,17 Beam: 23,17
From: DUALLY/CAMEROONS
To: BEIRUT/LEBANON

Praia Mole - Coal Terminal

Owned and operated by Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) and used for discharging coal/coke.

Maximum draft on access channel without using high tide: 16,00 meters

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Maximum draft on access channel using high tide: 16,00 meters + the tide up to 17,20

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Maximum draft on the evolution bay: 15,50 meters

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Length of the pier 730,00 meters

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Minimum draft along the pier:

Berth 1:	17,00 meters
Berth 2:	18,00 meters

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Length of the berths:

Berth 1	330,00 meters
Berth 2	400,00 meters

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Maximum air draft allowed (fm water line to top of hatchcover): 20,00 meters

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Maximum boom reach from shore:

unloader 2	31,00 meters
unloader 3	31,00 meters
unloader 4	31,00 meters

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Maximum vessel´s LOA allowed:

berth 1	270,00 meters
berth 2	300,00 meters

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Maximum vessel´s Beam allowed:

berth 1	50,00 meters
berth 2	50,00 meters

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Minimum distance between cranes: 15,00 meters

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Maximum arrival drafts:

Berth 1 (when berth 2 is vacant):	15,50 meters plus the high tide, up to the limit of 17,20 meters
Berth 1 (when berth 2 is occupied):	13,50 meters plus the high tide, up to the limit of 14,70 meters
Berth 2:	16,00 meters plus the high tide, up to the limit of 17,20 meters

Steel Products Terminal – TPS
The port of Praia Mole is the main point of export for the products of CST
(Companhia Siderurgica de Tubarão), Açominas, Usiminas, and Belgo Mineira, and Arcelor Mittal, the largest steel producer around. Products loaded are slabs, blooms, ingots, HRC and Steel coils, billets, blank disks, circle blanks and WRC.
which is served by an export terminal for steel products with capacity for 5.8 million metric tons/year.

Berths.
There are 3 berths, with a total of 637 metres of usuable berth space.
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Maximum draft on access channel: 16,00 meters

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Maximum draft on the evolution bay: 15,50 meters

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Length of the pier: 637,95 meters

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Maximum draft along the pier: 14,50 meters

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Maximum air draft allowed: (fm water line to top of hatchcover) 12,70 meters

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Maximum vessel´s LOA allowed: 260,00 meters

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Maximum vessel´s Beam allowed: 40,00 meters

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Minimum free board after loading completion: 2,90 meters

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Maximum sailing draft: 13,50 meters

Delivery here is on bogie trailers (up to 100 mt per truck) depending on the product, delivery can direct from the mill or from the storage area.

Stevedores.
The stevdores are private, but use OGMO labour.
Equipment.
There are 6 gantry cranes 30 mt, used at stevedore/; shipper's discretion

Friday, February 6, 2009

Inbound Tug Bluster 02/06/2009

Ocean-going Tug Bluster, ex Maersk Launcher, arriving from south Espírito Santo Basin
Bluster's owned by ITC Management BV, Holland.
Have a 140 Tons Bollard Pull, is a ANCHOR HANDLING TUG SUPPLY VESSEL, total Horse Power Input: 12,000 HP !!
http://www.itctowage.com/frfleet.html

Entrada do Rebocador Oceanico Bluster nesta amanha, ele era o antigo Maersk Launcher, proveniente da bacia sul do ES, o Bluster pertence a famosa ITC da Holanda, empresa que opera rebocadores ocenicos, empregados com enfoque em salvamento de navios, e reboques por longas distancias.
O Bluster tem 140 toneladas de traçao estatica, por isso ele é um Reboque/manuzeio de ancoras e supridor.
Com um total de 12.000 cavalos de força seus motores o impusionam a velocidade maxima de 16 Nos.

Being ITC’s core activity, powerful ocean salvage tugs are performing long distance tows with large objects, like drilling rigs, storage tankers and other floating equipment on such a regular basis, that this track record seems endless. All tugs have a double drum with a third (spare) towing wire stored onboard together with a large stock of additional pennant wires, shackles and stretchers.

A ITC tem como atividade principal os serviços de Reboque oceânico e salvamento /resgate/socorro no mar, seus rebocadores sao habilitados a fazerem regulamente reboques por longas distancias, reboques de grandes objetos, como plataformas de perfuração, tanques de estocagem (FSO, FPSO), e outros tipos de equipamentos, seus rebocares possuem uma ficha de serviço ilimitada.
Todos os rebocadores possuem, Sarilhos/guinchos duplos com um terceiro cabo de reboque armazenado a bordo junto com um grande estoque de adicionais cabos de guia amarras, e manilhas, e esticadores, e um infinidade de equipamentos para manuseio de ancoras e reboque oceânico.

BLUSTER
Prefixo	PBMJ	Nº IMO	8516976
Bandeira	Holanda	Arqueação Bruta (TAB)	2.311
Tipo	TM TUG SUPPLY SHIP	Porte Bruto (TPB)	2.499
Boca	15,91	Comprimento Total (LOA)	69,73
Pontal	8,01	Ex-MAERSK LAUNCHER

Typ:	Tug
IMO Number:	8516976	Country:	Netherlands
MMSI Number:	245414000	Length:	70.0m
Callsign:	PBMJ	Beam:	17.0m

BUILD	1988
BUILDER	PATTJE SCHEEPSWERF WATERHUIZEN - NETHERLANDS
MANAGER/OWNER	ITC MANAGEMENT HEEMSTEDE - NETHERLANDS

VESSEL DETAILS
CLASSIFICATION	1A1 ICE-C TUG SUPPLY VESSEL SF E0
GENERIC	SPEED	16
DIMENSIONS	BREADTH EXTREME	15,91 m
	BREADTH MOULDED	15,90 m
	DEPTH	8,00 m
	DRAUGHT	6,89 m
	FREEBOARD	1.110,0 mm
	LENGTH OVERALL	69,70 m
	LENGTH REGISTERED	69,70 m
TONNAGES	NET TONNAGE	693,00 tons
STRUCTURE	HULL MATERIAL	STEEL
COMMUNICATION	CALL SIGN	PBMJ
HISTORICAL INFO	YARD NUMBER	361

HISTORICAL INFO
FORMER NAMES	since 2008 Apr 17 MAERSK LAUNCHER
FORMER FLAGS	since 1988 Dec 31 DENMARK

PORT OF VITORIA

The city has two ports: the Port of Vitória and the Port of Tubarão.

The Port of Vitória is the most difficult port for ships to access in all of Brazil. The Bay of Vitória is extremely narrow, with stones and mountains that complicate the access by freighters and maritime cruisers to the docks. Ships, cars, and people all compete for space. There are restrictions on traffic, limiting the use of the port. Today the port is mostly used by cruise ships and for the repair of ships and oil platforms.

The Port of Tubarão was designed in the 1960s by Companhia Vale do Rio Doce when the Port of Vitória began showing signs of saturation. It has far easier access to the sea. From its opening in 1966, its capacity has gradually increased, reaching 80 million tonnes/year in the last decade. Although originally created to export iron ore, in recent years it has added silos for storing grains and soybean meal. The port is located at one end of Camburi Beach.

Port Commerce

The City of Vitoria (Portuguese), blessed with three ports, was an important center for imports to the rest of the state. It also exports agricultural and industrial products, performing a vital function for the State of Espirito Santo. While its role as marketplace and coffee port built the city in the early 20th Century, its economy has diversified. Today, it is home to a productive iron processing and steel-making industry. With the recent discovery of oil in the state, the Port of Vitoria has found additional revenues that support a growing tourism industry and real estate market. The Port of Vitoria is famous for its beaches and culture. It has abundant parks and forests, and cultural events enliven the tranquil setting.

In the 1960s, Port of Vitoria facilities were overwhelmed. The Port of Tubarao was opened in 1966. With much easier ocean-going access, it is located at the north end of Camburi Beach on the open waters of Espirito Santo Bay. While it was created to handle iron ore, over the years, traffic has increased to include grains and soybean meal as well. The Port of Praia Mole was built in the 1980s to handle the ever-increasing traffic through the Port of Vitoria. Together, the three ports are part of the Port of Vitoria’s Espirito Santo Complex.

Today, the complex is one of Brazil’s most important ports. It is connected by rail and highway to the hinterlands and offers a capable inter-modal transportation system. The federal government’s Companhia Docas do Espirito Santo (CODESA) manages and maintains port facilities that include the following.

The Port of Vitoria has modern infrastructure operated by public-private partnerships that include over 60 maritime agencies, more than 40 port operators, and more than 10 cargo terminals that serve over 2000 ships every year.

Capuaba Quay is 774 meters long with alongside depth of almost 11 meters. It contains eight thousand square meters of warehouse space, 100 thousand square meters of open yards, and a retro-port of about 300 thousand square meters. Paul Quay is 420 meters long with alongside depth of almost 10 meters and contains 25 thousand square meters of yards.

The liquid bulk terminals handle petroleum products and alcohol at a wharf of 162 meters with alongside depth of 8.23 meters. The dock has capacity to handle 500 cubic meters per hour and to store up to 50 thousand cubic meters. The Paul Quay at the Port of Vitoria handles solid bulk, primarily iron ore. It rail access and two wharves of 420 meters with alongside depth of 10.7 meters.

The CPVV Terminal serves the oil extraction and refining industry ( Oil industry ) and handles general and containerized cargo. It can accommodate ships of 250 meters with a draft of 10.5 meters. The Victory Quay handles general cargo, primarily paper, cellulose, sugar, grains, and iron products with four berths at total length of 766 meters and alongside depth from 9 to 10.5 meters. Praia Mole is a private quay for handling Steel products and mineral coal.