Vitória, where Naval Consult was founded and  where their head office is based, is the capital of  the Brazilian State of Espirito Santo. It is about  530 km north of Rio de Janeiro by road, and is  located at Lat. 20º19'00"S and Long. 40º17'00"W.

 The ports of Espirito Santo belongs to one of the  most important Brazilian port complexes, which  moves each month up to approximately 20 million  metric tons of different cargoes, and a monthly  average of 210 ships entered in their ports. This  turns Espirito Santo, led by Vitória, the first  Brazilian Port Complex in tonnage and the second  in quantity of ships.

 The Vitória / Espirito Santo Complex comprises the
 following ports, with the following basic  characteristics, which are mentioned hereunder in  order to show the Naval Consult's main operational  area, and its capital importance to Brazil:

 · Vitória / Capuaba General Cargo Ports:
 Four quays available at the Commercial berth of  Vitória and six quays available at the Capuaba  berth for general cargo/multipurpose ships of  242.00m length, 32.40m beam and 7.40m to  10.67m max. drafts, fit for main commodities of  coffee, steel products, granite and marble blocks,  grains, general cargoes in bulk and in units, cars,  containers, etc.

 · Paul Pig Iron Terminal:
 One berth for loading pig iron, available for ships of
 242.00m length, 32.40m beam and 10.60m max.
 draft. One shiploader fit for spout trimming. Pig iron
 is loaded at a rate of about 8,000-10,000 MT/day.

 · Paul Oil Light Derived Products Terminal:
 One berth available for discharging oil light  derivates. Fit for ships of 161.00m length, 27.00m  beam and 8.23m draft.

 · Praia Mole Steel Products Terminal:
 Three berths available for loading steel products  for ships of 300.00m length, 62.00m beam and  13.50m max. draft. Fit with 5 gantry cranes of 42  MT SWL x 29m and 3 cranes 25 MT SWL x 25m.  Maximum loading rate about 10,000 MT/day/3  gangs.

 · Praia Mole Coal Terminal:
 Two berths available for discharging coal for ships  of 300.00m length, 50.00m beam and 16.00m max.  draft. Fit with 2 gantry cranes of 50 MT SWL x  41m. Discharging rate about 15,000 MT/day each  crane.

 · Tubarão Iron Ore Terminal:
 Three berths (piers) available for loading iron ore,  one of these berths is sometimes used also for  loading pig iron, and one berth for loading  grain/soya beans plus pellets/corn pig iron. They  are for ships of 350.00 to 400.00m length, 55.00  to 62.00m beam and 15.20 to 20.00m max. draft.  Shiploaders are capable to load iron ore at a rate  of about 8,000 MT/hr and 16,000 MT/hr  respectively, and the grain-loading rate is
 1,500 MT/hr.

 · Tubarão Oil and Light Products Terminal:
 One berth available for discharging crude oil,  diesel, kerosene, and other light products. Fit for  ships of 40,000 DWT, 210.00m length, 29.20m  beam and 11.20m max. draft.

 · Ponta Ubu Iron Ore Terminal:
 Two berths (piers) available for loading iron ore,  one of these berths is sometimes used also for  discharge coal into trucks as well as eucalogs, fit  for ships of 204.00 to 308.00m length, 32.25 to  54.00m beam and 13.00 to 16.00m max. draft.  Only one shiploader capable to load iron ore at a  rate of about 6,000 MT/hr.

 · Portocel Woodpulp Port Terminal:
 One berth available for loading exclusively  woodpulp and eucalogs. No shore cranes available.  Loading performed entirely by ship's gear,  specialized vessels load at a rate of about 350  MT/hr/gang and conventional vessel at a rate of  about 150 MT/hr/gang.