Recife Port
Recife Port is located in
Origins
- The commercial operation occurred on September 12 of 1918, with 2125 sq/m of area and 3 warehouses. From June 1, 2001, through the accord delegation n. 02/2001 the responsibility of the administration and operation of the port is to be held by the state of Pernambuco through the new company Port of Recife S.A. (Porto de Recife S.A.).
- Historically, the port has been the main reason of the foundation[1] of the village of Recife back in the 16th century. The history of the port is deeply linked to the economic rise, social-economic and cultural development of the city, the state and the Northeast region of Brazil; for being the main point of trade in goods and supplies to another states. In the 16th century, the increasing movement of import, production and export of sugar, emerged along the vicinity of the port bringing the pioneer European settlers to live exclusively from commerce.
Port Structure
Cruises
The port handles National and international cruises mainly of those connecting Fernando de Noronha with Brazil, Caribbean islands and South America. The Brazilian and foreign tourists who come to Recife on a cruise ship will use a new Passengers Terminal (2009)[2] where before was warehouse n.7; with stores, food court and information kiosks. Also, will have an increase in depth from 8.4 m to 11.5 meters deep, what originates will no longer be necessary to do transfer between large and small ships as before.
Cargo
There are two access channels to the Port, both of natural characteristics. The main one, South Channel, has 260 m of width and 3.4 km (2.11 mi) of extension approximately, with a depth of 10.5 m. The other, denominated North Channel, has little width, about 1.00 km (0.6 mi) of length, and a depth of 6.5 m, and it is used only by small size vessels. Handles an average of 2.2 million tons[3] of cargo annually, and the main loads are sugar, wheat, corn, barley, malt, fertilizers, clinker and kelp.
Accessibility
Road access
References
- ^ Port Recife History
- ^ Recife Port New Terminal Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Recife Port Statistics Archived 2012-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Recife Port official website