Santos draught clearance reduced to 12.3 m

The draught clearance at the Port of Santos has been reduced from 13.2 m to 12.3 m after siltation was found near the entrance of the estuary.

The measure was taken by the Capitania dos Portos de São Paulo (CPSP), a navy organization, after verifying siltation points.

Codesp, the port authority, has stated the reduction was not necessary, but according to CPSP, Codesp had already been warned that the siltation points could lead to the reduction.