Overview:
Brazil's southern Atlantic coast ports. Adopt West 3 District Standard Time. The maximum draft is 10.7 meters. The load density of water is close to 1,000. No tidal changes. Westerly wind prevails. VHF Channel 16 is used for communication. Mandatory pilotage. The estimated time of arrival of the ship shall be notified to the port 24 hours in advance. Further confirmation or modification 12 hours before. Working hours are 24 hours a day. Port service facilities include: ship repairs, boats, medical care, fresh water, supplies, no refueling, dry dock, towing, and sewage facilities. The entry channel is divided into north and south, the water depth at the estuary sandbar is 7 meters, and the water depth at the entrance of the channel is 10 meters. The port has 4 bulk cargo berths, with a coastline of 675 meters and a water depth of 7-12 meters, which mainly load and unload bulk grains and vegetable oil. There is an oil depot buoy berth 8 kilometers away from the southeast coast of the island with a water depth of 22 meters. There is an oil pipe 117 kilometers away from the Curitiba Alasalia Oil Refinery. The oil pipe transportation speed is 63,400 cubic meters per day.
Introduction to the City of San Francisco Sul
Sao Francisco do Sul is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. It covers an area of 540 square kilometers (208 miles of area 2 ) and has an estimated population of 42,569 in 2011.It is a village founded by the Portuguese in 1658. Despite a previous record, a famous navigator left Honfleur in Normandy, France, to São Francisco del Sur in 1503, in the Bay of Babitonga, Jean Binot Paulmier De Gonneville is also recognized by many historians as the first person to come here, and may be the first person to discover the city of San Francisco. San Francisco Sul is located in Babitonga Bay at the northern end of the entrance to San Francisco Island.
São Francisco do Sul is an important part of Brazil's infrastructure. San Francisco Sul provides large-scale bulk shipping facilities, providing services through major container liner companies connected to the eastern and western coasts of South America, Africa, Asia, North America, Central America, the Caribbean and Europe.
In the past decade, San Francisco do Sul has become a popular tourist destination for South American and international guests.