Antonina

Size limits

LOA 188m.

Note: There has been a preliminary agreement to allow vessels up to LOA 200m into the port. However, this is subject to an endorsement from the Port Authority, which is still outstanding. Agents should check with the Port Authority for confirmation of the present situation.

Load line zone

Summer.

Deepest first. The draught is the largest any of the terminal's berths states; a dash means the source gives none.

Approach

Ponta do Felix Terminal: A narrow buoyed channel leads up to this terminal 4.0km SE of Antonina, starting just under 1.0nm NW of the Fospar Terminal Jetty at Paranagua at green marker buoy No 2 (Fl(1).G.4s) and red marker buoy No 1 (Fl(1).R.4s). The channel is marked by pairs of red and green buoys and leads on up the river, approx. 14.0nm, until green marker buoy No 16 (Q(2).G.4s) and red marker buoy No 15 (Q(2).R.4s), located 0.25nm from the quay. A flashing yellow light marks the SE end of the Ponta do Felix quay, with another yellow flashing light situated 360m along the quay.

The channel is approximately 120m wide with depth of 6.0 to 8-0m. Care should be taken when navigating the channel as there are areas of foul ground close South of Buoys No 13 and 14, and South East of Buoys No 9 and 10, where there is also a wreck marked on the chart.

Antonina Town: A narrow channel leads up to the town harbour area 4.0km NW from the Ponta do Felix Terminal between sand banks which extend from both shores of the bay. The channel is not well marked and is only used during the day at HW. All vessels must be accompanied by tugs. The allowable depth for the Antonina Town port area is 5.89m with a maximum recommended LOA of between 154m and 188m, according to silting conditions. The maximum depth for Ponta do Felix Terminal is up to 1.2m higher with higher tides (the projected depth is 8.0m) but movement of larger vessels, on higher tides, must be authorised first by the Marine Authority and Pilot Service.

Traffic schemes and VTS

Ponta do Felix Terminal: Since being built, the channel up to the terminal from Paranagua has improved and is marked by buoys, lit up at night.

Antonina Town: Upriver from Ponta do Felix Terminal, a narrow channel leads up through sandbanks to the town's harbour area. Entrance may only be made during daylight hours at HW. All vessels must be accompanied by tugs, with berthing and unberthing taking place during the daytime.

Pilotage is compulsory for both areas.

Anchorages

There is no anchorage space at Antonina. Vessels wait at Paranagua if no berth is available.

Restrictions

Entrance and sailing is at high water. Maximum speed permitted in the channel is 6kts.

Tugs

Compulsory.

Charts and publications

BA 8033, 579, 587, 589. Brazilian 1820, 1821, 1822. Admiralty Pilot NP5.

Customs and immigration

Clearance is at Parangua, except for Customs.

ISPS

ISPS Designated Authority: Comissao Nacional de Seguranca Publica nos Portos, Terminais e Vias Navegaveis - CONPORTOS.

Contact person: Ezio Borghetti.

Position: Secretario Executivo.

Address: Esplenada dos Ministerios, Bloco T, 5 andar - Ministerio da Justica, DF, 70064-900, Brasilia, Brazil.

Tel: +55 61 429 3173.

Fax: +55 61 429 9169.

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: http://www.mj.gov.br

For further ISPS information see IMO website http://www.imo.org

Where it is

Barao de Teffe Antonina, also known as Antonina Barao de Teffe, is the wharf area for Antonina town and is located in Paranagua Bay, 14nm up river from Paranagua.

The port

Due to its draught and navigation difficulties, the main town harbour area has not been busy for some years. However, a new two berth terminal, Ponta do Felix Terminal, is now operating approx 4km SE of the main town used for processing and shipping refrigerated goods and general cargo to The Russian Federation, European Community countries, Japan, Saudi Arabia and Arab Emirates.

What are the pilot arrangements at Antonina?

Pilotage is compulsory and the pilot can be obtained either at the entrance to Baia de Paranagua or off Porto de Paranagua.

What time zone is Antonina in?

Local time at Antonina is UTC−3. No summer time.

Which load line zone is Antonina in?

Summer.

What is the UN/LOCODE of Antonina?

The UN/LOCODE of Antonina is BRANT.

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