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After heavy rains that made it impossible for ships to arrive at the Port of Itajaí and Navegantes, the dredger Galileo Galilei arrived at the complex to begin dredging work in the access channel and enable the resumption of activities.
Last Friday (17/06), the dredge Galileo Galilei arrived at the Port of Itajaí, located in the state of Santa Catarina, to start the dredging works in the access channel to the Itajaí and Navegantes Complex. In this way, the resumption of activities with large ships may happen, after a long suspension caused by heavy rains that made it impossible for vessels to enter the site.
Dredging works in the access channel to the Port of Itajaí and the Port of Navegantes begins with the arrival of the Draga Galileo Galilei
After a long wait by the port authority, the dredge Galileo Galilei finally arrived at the Port of Itajaí and has already started the dredging works that will be responsible for “saving” the access channel to the complex formed by the port of Itajaí and Navegantes.
In this way, after a long suspension due to heavy rains that prevented the arrival of large vessels, the Port of Itajaí will soon be able to resume its activities with these vessels.
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The Galileo Galilei dredger arrived at the site and soon began work on widening the sand strip at Praia Central de Balneário Camboriú. However, she was not the only one to arrive at the Port of Itajaí to ensure the resumption of activities with large ships.
This is because another dredger, Water Injection, also operates to maintain the channel, together with Galileo Galilei to ensure the dredging works are carried out more efficiently and quickly, with a view to normalizing operations in the complex.
Thus, with all the works that will be carried out by the Galileo Galilei dredge and the Water Injection flap in the access channel, the joint action will give the access channel a greater depth, and, consequently, allow larger vessels to circulate with peace of mind, without the risk of heavier ships running aground during this process.
This was the main problem faced by the Port of Itajaí during the last few weeks, as the rains had been making it impossible to resume activities.
Draga Galileo Galilei already carried out other operations in the Complex, but now focuses on the dredging works to resume the access channel to the complex
The Galileo Galilei dredger has been ensuring the Port of Itajaí great efficiency in the works on the access channel, as it works by extracting waste through a cistern and forwarding it to the high seas where it is ejected and has a capacity of 18 cubic meters . In this way, the maximum draft for the arrival of ships should be resumed as planned soon.
In addition, the dredger already performs other operations in the Port of Itajaí, through a contract between the Port Authority and the company Van Oord, for more than R$ 230 million. But now, the main focus is on resuming the access channel so that the ports of Itajaí and Navegantes can return to their usual cargo handling schedule.
Finally, Fábio da Veiga, Superintendent of the Port of Itajaí, commented on the works and highlighted: “Continuous maintenance of the channels is necessary for better navigation of large vessels. This time, it was necessary to summon the Galileo Galilei, a suction dredger, to maintain the draft. The Port of Itajaí continues with the dredging of the berths so that everything flows in the operations”.
