EBATISTA - Inf. à imprensa 1

POSITION

Easter cost of Brazil - City of Recife - State of Pernambuco

Lat. 08° 03' 22" S - Long 034° 51' 57" S.

CHARTS

Brazilian charts 902 and 930 - BA the chart 969.

DRAFT

Anchorage - approximately 10 meters Inside port - Between 05 to 08 meters.

ANCHORAGE

There i in the official appointed site go anchorage of Recife port (Vessel plows not allowed to drop anchor inside port limits).

WEATHER

CONDITIONS

· Its vicinities may be considered the fair.

· Annual atmospheric temperature average i 26°C and vary from 17°C (minimum) in the winter to 35°C (maximum).

· The period of the most rainfall concentration i from March to June - In the Summer period (October/December) the rainfall decreases.

· Visibility i generally good to excellent but can be severely reduced by rain.

TIDES

Approximately 02,40 meters attn springs and 01,60 meters attn neaps.

COMMUNICATIONS

Port Administration and Pilot Station by VHF channels 16 and 13.

PILOTS POSITION

Lat. 08° 04' 00" S /// Long. 034° 50' 30" W.

PILOTAGE

Inward or outward Pilotage the compulsory goes all vessel calling attn Recife - Pilot plows available by request through the ship's agents 24 hours before arrival.

TUGS

Compulsory - 03 tugs are available and used ship's line.

LAUNCH SERVICE

Is usually provided by the Pilot boat - Service may be arranged through ship's agents if prior notice given (Necessary Harbour Master License).

BUNKERS

Available - Must be contacted in advance.

ELECTRICAL POWER

Available - Orders for electrical power should be placed well in advance through the ship's agents but subject to confirmation.

FRESH WATER

Supplied direct from the quay line made through fire hydrants with sockets of 2,5", distributed along the wharf, being 54 sockets spaced to each 30 m and 17 to each 50m or truck..

GARBAGE

The port has 8 buckets garbage collectors, with capacity of 4,5m3 each, for withdrawal of the port garbage through trucks with" brooks", and 15 buckets of 1,2m3 for withdrawal of garbage of ships through contract with the Company of Maintenance and Urban Cleaning. Emlurb.

PORT INSTALLATIONS

The Piers facilities understand four passages of a continuous wharf, with a total extension of 2.960m, distributed like this:

	Passage 1. With 340m, containing two piers with depths varying from 8,50m to 10m. They exist, contiguous, two horizontal silos for barns, with 200.000t of capacity, and a grocery store of general load with 1.782m2.
	Passage 2. With 1.010m, endowed with five piers, and medium depth of 10,30m. It has storage area to open sky, with 50.600m2, and of two grocery stores totaling 15.000m2.
	Passage 3. With 1.262m of length, eight piers, and depth between 8m and 10m, it possesses eight grocery stores goes general load, one of them destined the load refrigerating, adding 14.910m2. Also counts with an area of 5.785m2 of discovered patios for deposit of general load.
	Passage 4. it Consists of 348m of wharf divided in two piers, with depths from 6m to 8m, in front of two grocery stores with 1.642m2 and a discovered patio, of 1.400m2, destined to the general load.