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El Callao Expands Depth

With Dock 5 has improved its infrastructure, and its great South Pier (photo above, the most important of all) built less than a year, Callao has expanded its capacity and competence is now receiving many more ships, and much larger than before. Proof of this is the recent decision (see here ) of shippers CSAV, CMA CGM and China Shipping, start entering the terminal regularly with 6.500 TEU vessels (containers of 20 feet or 6 feet long .)

However, this is not enough, since it requires further improvement of conditions in the rest of the bay, as they still are not up to the circumstances, let alone future requirements.

The current entrance, and too narrow.

To this point the work started in December 2010 at the entrance or enter the port area.
Those who demand an investment of $ 62 million, are aimed, on one hand, extend this "door of rocks", which was built in an era of much smaller vessels, and it is quite close to the current demands where ships can have (see here ) about 60 meters wide. Thus, its width in the area, which to date is 140 meters (only 100 in the seabed, as are mountains of rock breakwater) will be 240 (200 in the background.) As seen by comparing the satellite photo and graphics, the northern breakwater will be cut, while the south will be cut and redesigned, extending westward. In addition, both will be reinforced, since they are quite deteriorated.

Expansion of the entrance and dredging Access and inside the bay. (Picture: APN)

parallel, is dredging the seabed, so that both the input channel (the area through which the ships sails to the port), as the maneuvering area and the area , related to the docks leave behind the 14 meters depth and reach 16, as the berthing area is the South Pier.

Also, thanks to the work, the channel will no longer have the limited length of 1.030 meters above, but 2.200. Ie, 2.2 km from the port, the ships and have good conditions seaworthiness and safety as a means of entry will be of great depth and improved signage and marking system, allowing safe operation at any time.

The port, with its eight cranes (background) and its entrance in the expansion (Photo: APN)

As stipulated in the contract, the work will culminate at about half of this year. Since then, the Callao may receive much larger ships, Post Panamax type, up to 350 meters long, 14 meters deep and can carry 8 000 TEU (containers of 20 feet or 6 meters long). All they can maneuver comfortably within the bay. The South Pier, now and ready to receive ships of this type, so you can operate at full capacity (which no doubt encouraged him to expedite the construction of its second stage), while the huge projected and North Pier, about be concession, shall, with the enhanced capacity, an additional attraction for their implementation.
So, way to becoming one of the most deep-water ports on the continent, with major projects pending, the terminal Callao is the way open for further progress towards its goal of becoming a major South American hub.