Description
Sidor berth can accommodate vsls up to abt 200 m loa and 30 m beam, no airdraft restrictions.
This pier is located at mile 195 from orinoco seabuoy, it is a reinforced concrete structure of 1.037 m long and 42 m wide, consisting in 3 different sections running in a straight line bearing 065 degrees.
From west to east, 3 sections should be pointed out:
The first section, some 320 m long is used mainly for unloading bulk cargoes.
The second section, 400 m long, is for handling steel products.
The third part, some 280 m long is for general cargoes and unloading of scrap.
The bottom of the river is consisting of mud and sand, generally with sufficient depth alongside.
Berth no.1 : runs fm bollard no. 1 to no. 7, length 155,30 m
berth no.2 : runs fm bollard no. 7 to no.14, length 176,38 m
berth no.3 : runs fm bollard no.14 to no.24, length 204,35 m
berth no.4 : runs fm bollard no.24 to no.33, length 182,75 m
berth no.5 : runs fm bollard no.33 to no.39, length 160,45 m
berth no.6 : runs fm bollard no.39 to no.44, length 158,85 m
Cranes
berths no.1 and 2 are served by 2 cranes of 30 tons capacity for discharging bulk cargoes, able to handle clamshells of 4,5 cubic meter, the working field is fm bollard no.2 to bollard no.13, the cranes are connected to a belt conveyor system.
Berths no.3 and 4 are served by 6 "cmi" gantry/trolley cranes fitted with 2 hoists in tandem of 15 tones each, with a total capacity of 30 tones with the two hoists in tandem, the working field is fm bollard 15 to 31.
Berths 5 and 6 are served by 3 "ansaldo" gantry/trolley cranes 16 tons capacity, the working area is fm bollard 35 to 44.
Fm bollard 14 to bollard 29, running along the south edge of the pier, there are 10 adjoining warehouses, 30 x 100 m each, 3 of them open at either end and the 4 in the middle roofed, all of them are provided with gantry cranes of 25 tons each.
Stevedores at sidor are working round the clock during weekdays, saturday and sundays, not working on holidays.
The estimated loading rate by two shore crane and 1 ship's crane (normal method used by sidor for loading steel prods) is abt 2.000 mt per day of 24 hrs w.p. , provided that all cargo is ready and stored at warehouses adjacent to the pier.
Please be advised that sidor always perform a watertight test to hatch covers by ultrasonic method, prior and after loading, in case that vsl fails to pass the test, shippers will order to shift vsl to anchorage for owner's acct and time till vessel's hatch covers are ready.
Normally, sidor discharge bulk cargoes at pier no.1 or 2, using their own cranes/grabs directly into belt conveyor system at an estimated discharging rate of 3.000 mt per day or 24 hrs.
We must point out, that sidor always request that bs/l are signed and released by master or his agents "clean" against a l.o.i. Issued by them. |
