Cattalini Terminais Marítimos, installed in the Port of Paranaguá (PR), expanded its operational capacity to receive ships of up to 70 thousand DWT and 229 meters LOA in the external berth of its private pier. The previous capacity of the external berth was for ships up to 60,000 DWT. To do this, the company (which only handles liquid bulk) invested in infrastructure and technology works. One is the implementation of a monitoring system for docking laser ships, unprecedented in the Port of Paranaguá, which reads data during the ship’s approach to the pier. Through a numerical indicator panel, the system notes the speed and the distance of the ship in relation to the berth, allowing the vessel pilots and tugboat pilots to perform maneuvers safely and quickly. In addition to the panel, traffic lights with green, yellow, and red indicator lights were installed that show the speed limits for mooring. The company also invested in the pier’s infrastructure with the installation of new dolphins and fenders to receive ships with greater cargo potential.
Source: Datamar News