On March 22nd, port authority PortosRio issued a bidding notice to hire a specialized company to conduct dredging works in the Port of Rio de Janeiro’s waterway channel. The Port Authority aims to offer better navigability conditions in the port and enable the berthing of New Panamax class ships with 366 meters of LOA. The Superintendent of Port Management of Rio de Janeiro and Niterói, Leandro Lima, commented that “such work will allow the Port of Rio de Janeiro to receive ever-larger container vessels, thus attracting new commercial routes to the country.” According to PortosRio’s superintendent of Engineering, Roberto Catalão, “given the scope of the project, the estimated volume to be dredged is approximately 2.3 million cubic meters“.
Source: Datamar News