Description
Port with 400 meters of quay, eight-meter draft at low tide, and "plus 110 meters of closing quay, which will allow the docking of any large-draft ocean liner".
Year of Foundation or Oldest Source
1934
Country (State or Region)
Brazil (Paraíba)
Location
Cabedelo
Structuring
No information
Notes
[Source 1] Transcription: "The quay has a draft of eight meters and a length of 400 meters, in addition to 110 meters for docking small vessels. The system is of steel curtains, consisting of "Laresen" piles, deeply driven, with durability assured for many decades. The complementary works consist of two metal warehouses of 100 x 20 meters, served by overhead cranes; railway lines for loading and unloading goods; assembly of the power plant, with 300 H.P. capacity; installation of 5 electric cranes, one of 5 tons and 4 of four and a half tons; in addition to paving, etc.".
Sources
A NOITE ILLUSTRADA, 22 de Dez. 1934, p. 6.
A NOITE, 04 de Fev. 1935, p .4.
JORNAL DO Brazil, 04 de Mar. 1933, p. 5.
