Vessels between 206 m and 220.99 m long and a draft of up to 10.67 m are authorized to enter the Port of Vitória at night. The request by CODESA was approved by the port authority and will represent operational gains for the port. According to João Augusto da Cunhalima, Director of Infrastructure and Operations at the Port of Vitória, larger vessels had to wait for daylight to enter the site to make the operation safer. “We carried out works to improve nautical signaling and reposition alignment beacons, which we call the Delta Alignment. This work made it possible for these larger ships to enter at night safely. All clients and partners of the port are entitled to take advantage of this operational gain. The access channel to the Port of Vitória is all signposted with buoys and lighthouses. In all, there are 33 signs. These are the light signs that guarantee safe maneuvers,” he explains. For the executive, there will be an increase in operations at the port thanks to this authorization“. Another example is cabotage lines passing along the Espírito Santo coast at night without stopping precisely because they would have to wait. With this restriction removed, they can call at the Port of Vitória to dock at night.
Source: Datamar News