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Port of Belem (Brazil) - Port Information (ID: 14420)
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History Location Meteorology/ Hydrography Access General Aspects CAP Cargo Operation Distance Facilities Equipment Office Photo Gallery Tariff CAP Cadastral Plant Leasing Vessel Schedule Passenger Station Statistics Technical Parameters for Safety in Navigation and Port Operations History Due to the presence of foreigners in Para, mainly English, French and Dutch, by the end of the 15th century, an expedition of 3 ships and 200 men was organized. The ships' names were "Santa Maria da Candelaria", "Santa Maria da Graca", and "Assuncao". Francisco Caldeira Castelo Branco was the Captain and on January 12, 1616, they entered and conquered the territory, laying the foundations of a fortress, today called Forte do Castelo, and Nossa Senhora de Belem was the name given to that land. In the beginning of the 20th century, Belem was the largest rubber producer in the world. This increased vessels traffic and soon it became necessary to build a port as the existing small wharves were dangerous, ugly and not efficient. Therefore, Belem was to become a big city; its privileged location at the mouth of the Amazon River would guarantee a fast growing, transforming the town into an important urban center, as all commercial transportation would have to pass by its port. A businessman from Pennsylvania, U.S.A., Percival Farquhar (1864-1953), after participating in the organization of the LIGHT POWER company in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, received authorization to start the construction of the dock of Belem. Through the Decree number 6283, dated December 20, 1906, he was granted the concession to explore the port facilities through a company called PORT of PARA Co. The construction of the Port of Belem began in 1909, when the Amazon was the largest rubber producer in the world. Percival Farquhar removed all the wharves in front of the city and in that same place he built the Port of Belem, inaugurated on October 02, 1909, with 120 meters of berthing and the first shed measuring 20 by 100 meters. Four years later, in 1913, the Port already had 1718 meters of berthing and 15 sheds. On April 27, 1940 the Law Decree 2154 created the SNAPP - Independent Administration Navigation Services of the Amazon and Management of the Port of Para, and on July 22, 1940 the Law Decree 2436 transferred to the Federal Government all port facilities of Belem. Location Latitude 01 28 03 S Longitude 48 29 18 W The Port of Belem was inaugurated on October 02, 1909 and is located at 120 km from the Atlantic Ocean. It is on the right side of the Bay of Guajara, formed by Moju, Guama, Acara and Para Rivers. It is a protected port, with practically no strong winds. At the right side of the bay one can see the Island of Oncas, 19 km long, and several other smaller islands. Meteorology and Hydrography Average temperature 25.7 C Average atmospheric pressure 1,009.5 mb Relative humidity 84.2 % Rain 2,800 mm Average mark at spring tides 3.22 m Average mark on quadrature tides 2.42 m Maximum tide (18 March 80) + 4.21 m Minimum tide (16 July 20) - 0.37 m Access The main sea entrance to the Port of Belem is located between the Island of Fortim and the harbor bar. The access is through the Oriental (East) channel which has an average width of 90 - 180 meters, a length of 6000 meters and a draft of 9 meters when drained. The maneuvering basin is in front of the Ver-o-Peso dock and has a length of 500 meters by 500 meters of width. Oriental Canal Length 6.000 m Width 90 - 180 m Depth 6 m - 9 m Draft 5.10 m - 7.30 m Average Annual siltation 600,000 m? Road access through BR-316. General Aspects Draft 7.3m LOA 180m The Port of Belem has 1,446.90 meters of berthage length. The dock structure is shaped as a continuous concavous pier and is made of single concrete blocks. Deep drafts only at the entrances of the Marechal Hermes Dock, which has 75 meters on the sides and 300 meters of length. The remaining base is made of hard clay stones, which is the constitution of the river bottom. As the average tide mark in the Port of Belem is 3.20 meters, the theu quay height is a maximum of +4.5 meters above the hydrographic zero. Cargo Operation The Port of Belem started to operate at a higher unloading than loading cargo work. In 1915, the general cargo handling was 323,003 tons, being importation more than 60% of this total figure. At that time, native rubber exportation was predominant and it was largely produced in the North of the country. Presently, the main cargoes operated are: - Timber - Wheat - Brazil nuts - Pepper - Metallic silicon In the 70's, the port started to be an exporter port and presently the largest markets are in Europe, USA and Japan, being timber, pepper, Brazil nuts, palm heart, fish and shrimp the main export goods. The main import goods are wheat, cement and food. Currently, the Port of Belem operates an average of 800,000t per year. The main cargoes are: timber, pepper, heart-of-palm, fish, shrimp, Brazil nut, and wheat. Distances Following are the distances in sea miles from the Port of Belem to other Brazilian ports: City Distance Manaus 925 miles Natal 1,010 miles Recife 1,160 miles Maceio 1,280 miles Salvador 1,616 miles Vitoria 2,091 miles Rio de Janeiro 2,361 miles Santos 2,571 miles Paranagua 2,736 miles Sao Francisco do Sul 2,801 miles Rio Grande 3,251 miles Facilities Berth length is 1.295m, divided into three stretches: - Warehouses #4 to #8, for general cargoes, containers, etc; - Warehouses #9 and #10, only for interior navigation boats, operating general cargoes and passengers; - Warehouses #11, #12, and silos, for containers and bulk wheat; There is a medical facility for CDP employees and independent port workers, according to an agreement with OGMO (Labor Management Office); VHF, FAX, internet communication, telephones and cellular phones. Almost all offices dealing with port operations are located within the port, such as customs, Agriculture Ministry office, IBAMA (Environmental office), Labor Ministry office, health department, State treasury office, OGMO and the Port Operators Union. Equipment Forklifts 02 Cabrea Rio Branco heavy crane Electric cranes of 13.2t 12 Electric cranes of 6t 03 Electric cranes of 12.5t 01 Floating crane for 200t 01 Munch truck 01 Trucks 02 Grain suction towers 02 60t weight bridge 01 30t weight bridge 01 80t weight bridge 01 Pickups 06 Tractors 01 Containers must be operated with vessel's gear. Solid bulk may be operated by port gear. General cargo may be operated both by vessel's gear and port gear. Office Port Administrator Jose Luiz Gama de Castro E-mail: castro@cdp.com.br Port Supervisor Ailton Abadessa E-mail: ailton@cdp.com.br Address Av. Marechal Hermes s/n - Cais do Porto 66010-000 Belem-Para, Brazil Telephones/Fax: (+55 91) 216-2073 216-2059 / 216-2042 CNPJ 04.933.552/0001-03 | Home | The construction of the Port of Belem began in 1909, when the Amazon was the largest rubber producer in the world. Port of Belem (Brazil) - Port Information