PORT OF SANTOS

Sao Paulo / Brazil

Location
LATITUDE: 23º57’ 3’’ S

LONGITUDE: 46º18’ 6’’ W

Time Zone: (UTC -03:00) Brasilia

Port History
 In 1531 Braz Cubas, member of the
Portuguese expedition, arrived in the city of
Santos;

 He had the idea to build a port in that area

because were safe;

 The coffee culture encouraged people to

invest in the port because they will be able to
export coffee quickly;
Passengers marine terminal
Port History
 Official inauguration on February 2nd, 1892
– 260 meters of pier;

 In 1980 CODESP (Companhia Docas do

Estado de Sao Paulo) began to administrate
the port;

 Influence area, those states: São Paulo and a

large part of Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato
Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais and Paraná;
Port of Santos
 The port has a large coverage because it is
very accessible by sea and by land.
Sea accessibility
Water way (Maritime):

 Sea channel (Baia

de Santos) has
130m in width and
13m in depth and;

• The estuary (Estuario de

Santos) has 100m in width
and 12m in depth.
Baia de Santos
Land accessibility
 Highway – SP-055, system Anchieta-Imigrantes
(ECOVIAS), SP-150 (Road Anchieta) and SP-160 (Road
Imigrantes), Piaçagüera-Guarujá and BR 101 Rio-
Santos.

System Anchieta-Imigrantes
Land accessibility
 Railroader – Railway Bandeirantes S.A
(FERROBAN) and Ferronorte S.A
(FERRONORTE) both managed by M.R.S
Logistica S.A (MRS).
Curiosities about the port
 Port of Santos has its own electricity supply,
called “Itatinga’s Hydroeletric”;

 Responsible for 1/3 of all Brazilians exports

and deports;

 The largest and most import port in Latin

America;

 Cargo handling at the Port of Santos reaches

114 million tons (Domtotal, 2013).
Port of Santos - Information
 Even if Port of Santos is a state company it has
terminals for private and public use. The Port
has 17 terminals with different types of goods
and 1 terminal for passengers.
MOINHO PACIFICO INDUSTRIA E COMERCIO
BRASTERMNAIS
LTDA.
CARGIL SANTOS BRASIL
CODESP STOLTHAVEN
COSIPA TECONDI
CUTRALE TERMINAL DE GRANEIS DO GUARUJA - TGG
DOW QUIMICA S/A ULTRAFERTIL
FERTIMPORT UNIAO TERMINAIS
GRANEL QUIMICA VOPAK
GRUPO LIBRA (PIER 35) PASSENGERS
Important Activities
 Transport for humans (cruise);

 Loading and unloading cargo;

 Storage and distribution of containers

(stackyard operations);

 Bulk and general cargo handling.

Important port equipment
 Different types of Cranes:

Ship to shore crane

Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes (RTG)

High-performance cranes Mobile Harbor Cranes

Important port equipment

Straddle Carriers

Terminal Tractors and Trailers

Important port equipment
Forklifts

Containers Handler

Reach-stackers
Consumption
 Water consumption by vessels berthed: 12.000
m³/month;
 Port of Santos’ year evolution of electricity
consumption:
Discharges
 Flow rates estimation and organic material
of the sewage of the Port of Santos:
Case studies of success stories
 Sustainable transportation: Port of Santos with
Green logistics

Since 2011, aiming to reduce the CO2 emission,

the Port of Santos changed the fuel of the light
vehicles, that before was gasoline, to ethanol.
According to Embrapa (Brazilian Company of
Agricutural research), when changes the fuel e
emission of CO2 decreases 73%.
Case studies of success stories
 Cataloging fauna and flora of the port area:
This cataloging is important to keep the biodiversity
around the port. They also do an environmental
monitoring in ecologically sensitive areas of the Port,
as the mangroves, where there are species such as
the red ibises and herons; and registers the plant
species of port areas.
References
1st picture: http://steelcargo.com.br/en/?post_type=noticias&p=158
2nd picture: http://www.oceanica.ufrj.br/deno/prod_academic/relatorios/2009/Tostes+FelipeGomes/relat1/principal.htm
3rd picture: Google maps
5th picture: http://exame.abril.com.br/brasil/noticias/movimento-e-fraco-no-sistema-anchieta-imigrantes
6th picture: http://www2.transportes.gov.br/Modal/Ferroviario/Concessionarias/FERROBAN/Mapa.htm
7th picture: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/3599689
Location: http://www.pucsp.br/~diamantino/portodesantos.pdf
Information about the port: http://www.cruisenewser.com/santos-sao-paulo-port/
Cruise: http://www.sindaport.com.br/noticia-interna.php?id=3315
Port of Santos: http://www.informativodosportos.com.br/porto-de-santos-movimenta-recorde-historico-de-cargas-entre-janeiro-e-junho-
deste-ano/
Domtotal: http://www.domtotal.com/noticias/detalhes.php?notId=704811
Crane high-performance: http://www.revistafatorbrasil.com.br/ver_noticia.php?not=240000
Ship shore crane: http://www.terex.com/port-solutions/en/products/new-equipment/ship-to-shore-cranes/index.htm
Rubber tyred gantry cranes:http: //www.alfis.lv/en/node/79
Mobile Harbour Crane: http://www.terex.com/port-solutions/en/products/new-equipment/harbour-cranes/mobile-harbour-cranes/model-
4/index.htm
Discharge: http://www.portodesantos.com.br/pdzps/PDZPS2006.PDF
Sustainable transportation: http://portosemmisterio.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Danilo-Moreira-dos-Santos-
Transporte-Sustent%C3%A1vel-Arquivo.pdf
Cataloging: http://www.portodesantos.com.br/meioAmbiente.php
Straddle Carriers: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SISU_Valmet_44011_Straddle_carrier_p5.JPG
Terminal Tractor: http://www.kalmarind.co.uk/pages/terminal-tractor4x4.php
Containers Handler, Forklifts and Reach-stackers: http://www.truckcrane.com.cn/Reach_stackers/SDCY80K6C2.htm