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VOLTAR À CAPAVOLTAR À CAPA

 

Centenário do Porto de Santos

As obras de construção do cais do Porto de Santos foram iniciadas em julho de 1888 e, em fevereiro de 1892, o navio "NASMITH" inaugurava o primeiro trecho com 260 metros de extensão, registrando o momento histórico em que o modesto atracadouro se tornava o primeiro porto organizado do Brasil. 

A obra representava a superação de grandes dificuldades técnicas que durante muitos anos desafiaram a capacidade de realização dos engenheiros brasileiros. 

O Porto de Santos, que teve sua origem vinculada ao comércio do café, contribuiu para a melhoria das condições sanitárias da região e desempenhou um papel importantíssimo no desenvolvimento industrial do Estado de São Paulo e do Brasil. 

A partir de novembro de 1980 a administração do Porto de Santos passou a ser exercida pela Companhia Docas do Estado de São Paulo - CODESP, sociedade de economia mista, sob controle acionário do Ministério da Infra-Estrutura, sucedendo à Companhia Docas de Santos que acabava de cumprir integralmente os 90 anos previstos no Contrato de Concessão. 

O Porto está localizado no centro do litoral do Estado de São Paulo e suas instalações foram construídas nas margens do estuário, limitado pelas ilhas de São Vicente e de Santo Amaro e pelo próprio Continente, onde se situam as cidades de Santos, São Vicente, Guarujá e Cubatão. 

Está ligado ao parque industrial da Grande São Paulo e aos centros produtores do Interior por duas rodovias e por duas ferrovias. Possui, aproximadamente, 14 quilômetros de cais acostável, incluindo os terminais privativos. Dispõe de 38 armazéns de primeira linha e de 34 armazéns de retaguarda, permitindo a armazenagem de cerca de 1 milhão de toneladas de mercadorias diversas. Patios e galpões podem receber mais 400 mil toneladas. 

O Porto de Santos é líder do mercado portuário nacional, tendo participado, nos últimos anos, da geração de cerca de 30% da receita cambial do País, em decorrência de sua estratégica localização. A zona de influência ou "hinterland" do Porto de Santos abrange os Estados de São Paulo, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul e parte dos Estados de Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná e Mato Grosso. O Porto também serve à Capital do País, bem como à Bolívia e ao Paraguai. 

Além da geração direta do maior mercado de trabalho do município de Santos, o Porto propicia um apreciável campo de trabalho em suas atividades correlatas, podendo-se afirmar que cerca de um terço da população santista vive em função do Porto. 

Atuam no Porto de Santos, hoje, 8.500 empregados da CODESP e outros 8.500 avulsos (conferentes, estivadores, consertadores, vigias de bordo etc.). Além disso, há de se considerar os despachantes, apessoaI das transportadoras, das firmas de inspeção, de seguros etc, podendo-se admrtir que há um contingente de mais ou menos 30 mil pessoas que labutam em atividades vinculadas ao Porto de Santos.

CELIA REGINA GOLEMBIOUSKI Jornalista da Companhia Docas do Estado de São Paulo - COD ESP THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE PORT OF SANTOS


The 100th Anniversary of the Port of Santos

The construction of the dock of the Port of Santos was started in July, 1888. In February 1892, theship"NASMITH "inaugurated the first course - which was 260 meters long -, registering the historical moment when the simple anchorage became Brazil's first organized port. 

The work represented the overcoming of significant technical difficulties, which had challenged the construction ability of Brazilian engineers for many years. 

The Port of Santos, which has its origins linked to the coffee trade, helped to improve the sanitary conditions of the region. It also played an important role in the industrial development of the State of São Paulo and of Brazil as a whole. 

From November 1980 onward, the administration of the Port of Santos was encharged to Companhia Docas do Estado de São Paulo (CODESP), a joint-stock company - with shares controlled by the Ministry of Infrastructure - replacing Companhia Docas de Santos, the enterprise which had just finished its 90 - year term Concession Contract. 

The Port is located at the middle of the coastline of the State of São Paulo. It was built along the banks of an estuary, limited by the islands of São Vicente and Santo Amara, and also by the continent itself, where stand the cities of Santos, São Vicente, Guarujá and Cubatão. 

The Port of Santos is connected with the industrial park of the Metropolis of São Paulo and with the productive centers of smaller cities (through two highways and two railroads). It consists of approximately 14 kilometers of landing area for ships, including the private terminals. 

It has 38 front warehouses and 34 rear warehouses, which together can store about one million tons of various goods. The Port's yards and sheds can store some additional 400 thousand tons. 

The Port of Santos is the nation's leader in the port market, and it has accounted for about 30% of Brazil's exchange revenue in the last few years. The hinterland of the Port includes the States of São Paulo, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul and part of the States of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná and Mato Grosso. It also serves the capital of the country, Bolivia and Paraguay. 

Besides providing for direct employment in the biggest labor market of the region of Santos, the Port offers significant work opportunities in correlative fields of activity. In fact, estimates show that approximately one third of the population of Santos works - directly or indirectly -for the Port of Santos. 

Nowadays, the Port operates with 8,500 CODESP employees, along with about the same number of other workers (checkers, stevedores, shipwrights, watchmen, etc). Besides these, the shipping clerks and the employees of transportation, inspection and insurance companies - among others - must be considered. On the whole, there are about 30 thousand people involved in activities related to the Port of Santos.

CELIA REGINA GOLEMBIOUSKI Journalist of the Companhia Docas do Estado de São Paulo - COD ESP

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