Tubarao

1. Praia Mole pilot boarding place Pilot boards20°20.0′S 040°14.2′W
2. Tubarão e Praia Mole Pilot boards20°20.6′S 040°13.1′W
3. Vitoria / Tubarao pilot boarding place Pilot boards20°21.6′S 040°14.1′W

Size limits

Draught 23.3m, LOA 362m, 403,880DWT, beam 65.0m.

Water density

1025.

Load line zone

Tropical.

Tides

Range 1.8m.

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

Approach

Entry is via a channel 4.4km in length, 285m in width dredged to 25.3m and marked with four pairs of lightbuoys. The max draught in the channel is 23.3m. There is a 100m wide exclusion zone each side of the access channel to protect vessels navigating in the channel from other small and large craft impeding their transit.

The turning basin lies at the head of the dredged channel, to the W of the breakwater with a radius of 300m and depth of 15.5m plus tide. There is an area dredged to 16m at the western side which is used only for arriving vessels manoeuvres.

Traffic schemes and VTS

A mandatory Vessel Reporting System is in operation.

Tugs

Compulsory. Four tugs and 1 launch are available. All vessels are required to use three tugs which are taken at the entrance to the turning basin. Vessels over 160,000DWT must use four tugs.

Mooring

Pier 1 South - Vessels over LOA 242m must be berthed starboard side alongside. If vessel(s) are berthed at TPD 3 and/or TPD 4, mooring must be on the starboard side. During vessel manoeuvres, vessel's beam cannot exceed 76m on interface between Pier 1 South and TPD 3 and/or TPD 4.

TPD 3 - During vessel manoeuvres, vessel's beam cannot exceed 76m on interface between TPD 3 and Pier 1 South. Vessels over LOA 242m must be berthed portside alongside. In case of vessel(s) berthed at Pier 1 South and/or TPD 4, mooring must be on the portside.

TPD 4 - During vessel manoeuvres, vessels beam cannot exceed 76m on interface between TPD 4 and Pier 1 South and/or TPD 3. Vessels over LOA 200m can be berthed starboard side alongside, provided vessel observes restrictions related to necessity of Pier 1 South and TPD 3 being occupied. During vessel manoeuvres, vessels over LOA 230m and equal or smaller than LOA 245m, must observe restrictions related to necessity of TPD 3 being unoccupied.

TGL 5 - Vessels manoeuvring at night must observe restrictions related to necessity of Pier 1 North and Pier 2 being unoccupied, for vessels over LOA 170m. For entrance/mooring manoeuvres, restrictions must be related to the necessity of vessels moored at Pier 2 with beam over 60m.

Charts and publications

BA 598, 599, 8036. Brazilian Charts 1401, 1410. Admiralty Pilot NP5, NP286(7).

ETA and pre-arrival notices

Port authorities should be given ETA via agents 72hrs, 48hrs in advance with confirmation at least 24 hours prior to arrival. Pilots should be contacted at least 1 hour before arrival.

Standard messages

A mandatory Vessel Reporting System is in operation.

Customs and immigration

Contraband: Brazilian laws are very strict with respect to smuggling and Masters are requested to instruct their crews not to take more than 2 packets of cigarettes and other articles ashore. Cigarettes in cartons, tobacco, alcoholic beverages, narcotics, souvenirs, explosives, firearms, etc should be collected prior to arrival in port and listed with the items in the Crew's Personal Effects List and placed in the custody of the Master.

Immigration: All a vessel's passengers and/or crew members may only enter the national territory after their documents have been inspected by the Federal Police Department, the Revenue Authorities and the Port Health Authorities.

Vessels owners are responsible for the disembarkation and the embarkation of transit passengers as well as crew members who fail to join a vessel before it sails. Such responsibility includes the maintenance and other expenses until repatriation. In the event of non existence of a compulsory deposit as guarantee to cover such expenses, owners will sign, at the Federal Police Department, a form of responsibility inherent to such obligations as therein expressed.

Flags

All vessels, while in Brazilian ports, must fly the Brazilian national flag from 0800hrs to sunset.

Notices and regulations

To assist handling, with the aid of tugs, large vessels in ballast should maintain a draught of at least 7.6m.

Ore/Oil and OBO ships should have their cargo holds and side wing tanks in gas free condition which must be confirmed by a Chemical Surveyor who should issue a Gas Free Condition Certificate before cargo operations. If slops are carried these must be inerted with oxygen content below 6%.

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

Repairs

Minor repairs only.

Bunkers, water and stores

Fresh water: Available at all commercial berths.

Bunkers: Available, but must be completed before final cargo trimming and loading stopped if another vessel is passing to adjacent berths.

Stores: Available and permitted during cargo operations.

Medical

Hospital at Vitoria.

Transport

Nearest airport: Vitoria (26km).

Nearest railway: Vitoria.

Working hours

Throughout 24 hours.

Where it is

Tubarao port is situated at Tubarao Point on the N side of Baia do Espirito Santo, 12km from Vitoria and is adjacent to the port of Praia Mole.

The port

The port, owned by Vale is used mainly for the export of iron ore extracted from a hinterland rich in mineral deposits. There are also berths handling general, bulk coal, grain, fertilisers and liquid cargoes. Praia Mole (see separate entry) is located close nearby.

Traffic

Approx 104,000,000t of cargo handled annually.

Where does the pilot board at Tubarao?

The pilot boards at Praia Mole pilot boarding place, 20°20.0′S 040°14.2′W. Tubarao has 3 pilot boarding places.

What time zone is Tubarao in?

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

What is the maximum draft at Tubarao?

The deepest berth listed is at Terminal Portuario de Minerio de Ferro de Tubarao: 23.30 m maximum draught. The "Max draft per terminal" table gives each terminal's figure.

What is the water density at Tubarao?

1025.

Which load line zone is Tubarao in?

Tropical.

What is the UN/LOCODE of Tubarao?

The UN/LOCODE of Tubarao is BRTUB.

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