The Port of Santos has received approval from the Brazilian Navy to receive 366m container vessels with a capacity of 14,000TEU, which are the largest ships planned for the East Coast of South America.
[s2If is_user_logged_in()]The authorisation, which was notified to the Brazilian port on 23 February, expands Santos’ position as a hub port in the region, according to a statement, while the Santos port complex is already expecting expansion of its terminals in Saboó.
The expected growth of the port is at least 3.3% per year for container cargo, which translates to a jump from the current 4.4 million TEU to 7.9 million in 2040, as projected in the Development Plan and Zoning (PDZ) of the Port of Santos, which was approved last year.
Today, the Port of Santos receives vessels of up to 340m in length, with a capacity of about 9,000TEU.
In the meantime, the Santos Port Authority (SPA), in a process that also involved the Pilotage of São Paulo and the University of São Paulo (USP), studied and carried out simulations of manoeuvrability, hydrodynamic interaction and mooring plans, proving the viability of these vessels in the navigation channel.
The researchers used mathematical simulations in which the current scenario of the channel, with a depth of 15m, and a future scenario, with a depth of 17m, were feasible for ships of up to 15,000TEU.
SPA’s monitoring of the market shows that container handling has increased steadily over the years. Despite the one-off drop in the first half of the last year, a recovery started in July, said SPA, which reached a monthly record in December. Additionally, the current year has already started with another record in January and the perspective is that the growth will be even greater, with the authorisation of the arrival of larger vessels.
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