The shipping platform

Location: At Sao Marcos Bay, on the west bank of Sao Luis Island, 5.5 n.m. south of the Port of Itaqui. General overview: Bulk cargo terminal, unloading bauxite, coal, coke, pitch and caustic soda and loading alumina. The area was dredged to permit access to the Baia de Sao Marcos. Berths: Wharf length 252 m., width 19.6 m., concrete platform. Mooring dolphin 50 m. to the west of the wharf, and a mooring buoy with a 30 ton sinker, located 100 m. west of the wharf construction. Wharf has nine sets of fenders, spaced 29m apart. Load line zone: Tropical Anchorage: The waiting area, also used by the ports of Alumar and Itaqui, is located at Lat. 02° 28.4' S, Long. 44° 23.5' W, minimum depth 21.5 m.