The Port of Rio de Janeiro has joined the group of Brazilian ports able to receive New Panamax vessels, among the largest ships in global commercial shipping. The milestone was reached after the completion of dredging and modernization works on the port’s access channel. This month, the first vessel to call at the port under the new operating conditions was a container ship, a 366-meter-long vessel with a beam of 48.4 meters and capacity to carry 14,131 TEUs. With the works completed, the minimum depth of the access channel was increased from 15 meters to 16.2 meters, allowing an operating draft of 15.3 meters and adapting the infrastructure to receive New Panamax vessels.
Source: Ministry of Ports and Airports – Brazil/Datamar Ne