Santos Port Authority (SPA) established, through Resolution 59.2020, of April 24, new docking rules and access priorities for vessels for operation at the Port of Santos facilities. The new provisions alter the resolution of the defunct Portobrás that regulated the activity for more than 40 years. “The new standards represent another important step in the modernization of Porto’s activities”, says SPA president, Fernando Biral. The new standards are already adequate for when the VTS (Vessel Traffic Service, in Portuguese), comes into operation. Among the novelties, a new plan for mooring ships has been determined, with suggestions for arrangements for the various berths, including even ships with 366 meters in total length, the so-called LOA 366 or “lenght overall”. The changes included technical reports and observation of the best mooring practices in the last year. The new resolution provides for the inclusion of minimum movement, through a productivity table according to the type of load, generated from the statistics of operation in public berths, allowing a more efficient control and providing the optimization of the occupation of public spaces.
Source: Portos e Navios