GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION | PILOT STATION

ANCHORAGE AREA AUTHORIZED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES

TYPE OF CARGO HANDLING (BULK CARGOES) | LOADING EQUIPMENT

DWT | LENGTH OVERALL | BEAM | MAX.AIR DRAFT | SURVEYING DRAFT

TIDES PHASE AND HEIGHT | LOADING CAPACITY | WATER DENSITY

SPECIFIC WATER DENSITY | SAILING RESTRICTIONS | TOWAGE EQUIPMENTS

BUOYS/ANCHORAGES DISTANCES

BUNKERING/FRESH WATER | STATISTICS PIER I AND PIER II

Geographical Position

     Lat :     02º 34' S                          
     Long: 044º 23' W     

     Charts
     Brasilian Charts : 400, 410, 411, 412, 413 and 414
     Foreign Charts  : US 24.270 and 24.271
                               BA 3958 and 535
     Time : Local time:  ( - ) 3 hours GMT

Pilot Station

     Lat : 02º 28.9' S
     Log: 44º 22.2' W 
     (Approx. 0,9 mile SSW buoy nr. 24)

Anchorage Area Authorized by Local Authoritties

  In case ships arrives and waiting for berth conditions, Master will drop anchor  at the following coordinates:

             AREA FOUR  "A"                    or                       AREA FOUR  "B"

   Lat:    02º 24,4' S         Long:   044º 12,8' W          Lat:     02º 26,8' S         Long:   044º 19,4' W  
             02º 22,7' S                    044º 15,5' W                     02º 27,4' S                     044º 17,2' W
             02º 19,2' S                    044º 12,2' W                     02º 24,4' S                     044º 12,8' W
             02º 21,4' S                    044º 09,8' W                     02º 22,7' S                     044º 15,5' W

Note: For vessels with draught over than 11,00 meters must proceed to the following coordinates:

              AREA THREE

   Lat:     02º 08,3' S        Long:   044º 08,7' W
              02º 10,9' S                   044º 09,0' W
              02º 12,1' S                   044º 10,0' W
              02º 12,1' S                   044º 11,0' W

Type of Cargo Handling ( Bulk Cargoes)

  Loading Cargo Berth I   - Iron Ore, Manganese Ore, Iron Ore in Pellets
  Loading Cargo Berth II  - Iron Ore, Pig-Iron, Manganese Ore, Soya Bean., Iron Ore in Pellets
                                          Cooper Ore
  Loading Cargo Berth III (South/North) - Iron Ore 
                                       

Loading Equipment

  The Terminal is equipped with a linear type shiploader with nominal loading capacity of:

   Berth I    - 16.000 mt/hour.
   Berth II   -   8.000 mt/hour. 
   Berth III  -   8.000 mt/hour.

DWT  

    Berth I   - Min.  DWT:   20.000 T
                    Max. DWT: 420.000 T

    Berth II  - Min.  DWT:   20.000 T
                    Max. DWT: 155.000 T

    Berth III South - Min.  DWT:               T
                              Max. DWT:               T

    Berth III North - Min.  DWT:               T
                              Max. DWT:               T

Length Overall  

    Berth I   - Max. LOA: 345 meters

    Berth II  - Max. LOA: 252 meters

    Berth III South - Max. LOA:        meters

    Berth III North - Max. LOA:        meters

Beam

    Berth I   - 64 meters   

    Berth II  - 45 meters

    Berth III South -          meters

    Berth III North -          meters

Max. Air Draft

    Berth I   - 22,40 meters

    Berth II  - 18,00 meters

    Berth III South -           meters

    Berth III North -           meters

Surveying Draft

     Berth  I  -  23 meters at low water (75.5 ft)
     Berth II  - 18  meters at low water (59.0 ft)
     Berth III -       meters at low water (        ft)

Tides Phase and Height 

  Vary along the access channel. Tidal time between low  tide and high tide:
  6(six) hours and 20 (twenty) minutes.
  Special care is required with the tides. Currents reaching 5 to 6 knots 
  three hours after commencing ebb or flood tide.

Loading Capacity

  Master must inform cargo plan, loading sequence and deballasting time.

Specific Water Density

  Type        : Brackish
  Low tide  : 1,017,58 g/l - Rain Season - 1,009,51 g/l - Dry Season
  High Tide : 1,019,32 g/l - Rain Season - 1,012,03 g/l - Dry Season

Sailing Restrictions

  Three hours before high water or during low water and/or according to Pilots instructions.

Towage Equipments

  Tug/Tractor "Eng. Mascarenhas" - BP 41,00 Ton - Schotell - IMO 8716227
  Tug/Tractor "Sao Luiz"               - BP 44,00 Ton - Schotell - IMO 8716239
  Tug/Tractor "Itaqui"                    - BP 54,00 Ton - Schotell - IMO 8716241
  Tug/Tractor "Titan"                     - BP 36,00 Ton - Schotell - IMO 8126410
  Tug/Tractor "Rigel"                     - BP 60,00 Ton - Schotell - IMO 8716253
  Tug "Hercules"                           - BP 59,60 Ton - Schotell - IMO 9145451

  Management Company: Consorcio de Rebocadores da Baia de Sao Marcos
                                       Tel/Fax.: + 55 98 3235-2349 / 3235-2488

Buoys and Anchorages Distances 

  Distance of buoys and anchorage to Pilot Station

  BUOYS                                                                             ANCHORAGE
  Nº   1 and  2    = 57.9 Miles = 107.2 Km                            Nº 1  = 50.8 Miles = 94.1 Km
  Nº   3 and  4    = 56.1 Miles = 103.9 Km                            Nº 2  = 37.4 Miles = 68.9 Km
  Nº   6               = 50.6 Miles =   93.7 Km                           Nº 3   = 29.0 Miles = 53.7 Km
  Nº   8               = 46.9 Miles =   86.5 Km                           Nº 4A = 20.0 Miles = 37.0 Km
  Nº   5 and 10    = 45.1 Miles =   83.5 Km                           Nº 4B = 12.0 Miles = 22.2 Km
  Nº   7 and 12    = 43.4 Miles =   80.4 Km                           Nº 5   = 12.0 Miles = 22.2 Km
  Nº   9 and 14    = 41.6 Miles =   77.0 Km                           Nº 7   =   5.0 Miles =   4.6 Km
  Nº 16               = 37.0 Miles =   68.5 Km
  Nº 11               = 35.8 Miles =   66.3 Km
  Nº 13               = 30.5 Miles =   55.6 Km
  Nº 15               = 23.0 Miles =   42.5 Km
  Nº 20               = 16.5 Miles =   30.6 Km
  Nº 17 and 22   = 12.8 Miles =   23.8 Km
  Nº 19 and 24   =   8.5 Miles =   15.7 Km

  Note:
  For acceptance vessel older than 18 years needs certificates from
  Surveyor or Classification-Society (recognized by the Brazilian Navy Authorities)
  attesting that vessel its in good conditions to receive her cargo and be operated at 
  iron ore terminal.

Bunkering/Fresh Water

  Bunkering - Types of fuel : IFO all viscosities  and MGO
  Delivery Method - Pipeline (Service not available at moment)

  To contact Petrobras bunkering area, please consider the following address:
  Petrobras Bunkering Dept. - Head Office - Rio de Janeiro
 Av. Republica do Chile, 65 - 19º floor - Rio de Janeiro - CEP 20035-900
  Tel: + 55 21 3224-3292 - Fax + 55 21 2262-8134 - 3224-3976
  e-mail: bunker@petrobras.com.br 
  London Office - Petrobras Europe Ltd.
  5th floor, 93 Wigmore Street - London W1U 1HH - England
  Contact: Cristina Green
  Tel: + 44 207 467-2590 - Fax + 44 207 467-4759
  e-mail: cristina@petrobras-pel.com 

  Fresh Water - Available alongside the quay - Max. 200 cbm per vessel.

MOVEMENT OF CARGOES (IN METRIC TONS)
AT THE ITAQUI PORT COMPLEX DURING THE
YEARS 2002 / 2003 AND 2004:

PONTA DA MADEIRA TERMINAL