Brazil's Santos port launches tender to remove rocks from access channel

Santos port, Brazil's busiest, published the notice to hire a company to remove rocks from the access channel. 

The contract is the first stage of dredging works to deepen the navigation channel to 16m to receive larger ships.

“We are taking the first step to meet an old need of the national and international market, which is to increase the depth of the port of Santos. After the removal of the rocks, we will opening a safe path to reach 16 and, subsequently, 17 meters of draft, a depth that will bring definitive tranquility to receive, at any time of the day or night, the largest ships in the world," said Anderson Pomini, president of Santos Port Authority (SPA).

The contractor will have 18 months to remove an estimated 10,000m3 of rock. According to a study received by SPA, there are 31 points where there are rocks that prevent the deepening of the channel.

The tender notice and details of the work can seen at this link.