Porto Itapoá has successfully operated three ships at the same with the use of portainers.
With a total of seven portainers (rail-mounted cranes that move containers from the ship to the dock and vice versa) working simultaneously, the terminal took 3 hours and 30 minutes to clear the three vessels.
The Itapoá dock is 800 metres long and can accommodate up to three vessels, or, more commonly, two vessels over 330 metres in length.
Among the three ships, the CMA CGM Amazon is a Maltese-flagged container ship. It is 300 metres long and 48 metres wide and is operated by three teams. The Mercosul Santos, flying the Brazilian flag, is 210 metres long and 30 metres wide, and is managed by two teams. Finally, the BBC Nagasaki, under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda, is 132 metres long and 15 metres wide and handles breakbulk cargo.
Sergni Pessoa Rosa Jr., the Director of Operations, Technology, and Environment at Porto Itapoá, stated that the structure provided by the terminal is among the best in Brazil for dock operations.
“We have the largest number of portainers in Santa Catarina and one of the largest in Brazil,” the Director said.
“This gives more agility to dock operations, allowing us to handle more ships more quickly. We acquired the seventh portainer last year, and in August this year, we completed all the necessary infrastructure of equipment and personnel to support its operation.”
Starting operations in 2024, the new portainer at Porto Itapoá has already brought a 15 per cent increase in productivity for ship operations, according to the port.
Earlier this summer, Porto Itapoá acquired a fleet of 20 new electric trucks for its internal operations.
