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On 1870, with the discovery of coal reserves in the south of Santa Catarina State,
in the region of Tubarão, studies done appointed Imbituba as the place to build a port for the shipment of this mineral.
With this finality was started a railway construction, linking the Port - not build yet - to the coal mines, nowadays named
"Ferrovia Dona Tereza Cristina".
At 1919, when Mr. Lauro Muller (born at Santa Catarina) was the Ministry of Transports, the permission to build the port was obtained.
Immediately the job was started with the berth (nowadays berth #1), breakwater, offices and warehouses construction.
On 03.11.1922 was created the CDI - companhia Docas de Imbituba and on January 1923 started the operations as a small port,
receiving coastal passengers and cargo vessels from the Companhia Nacional de Navegação Costeira.
On 13.09.1941 was delivered the registry concession for Companhia Docas de Imbituba, by the Decret # 7.842, for port's commercial
exploration, which will expire on 2012.
Localization
 Imbituba's Port is located in the south of Santa Catarina State, 90km far from Florianópolis (south direction) and 380km far from Curitiba
and Porto Alegre. The distance from the Port of Santos is 373 nautical miles and 307 miles from the Port of Rio Grande.
The geographical situation is 28º13'17"S and 048°38'21"W. The local time is GMT minus 3 hours.
Nautical charts used: 1907 and 1908 from DHN, 550 from BA and USN0024132.
Approach by a wide passage between Imbituba's beach and the rocks named Aracajú and Imbituba, with a depth of 12 meters. The anchorage area is
located at 28°12'32"S and 049°38'44"W, and have 13 meters depth.
The evolution basin have 300 meters large and 11 meters depth, and allow manouvres with vessels up to 250 meters length.
The average temperature is 17°C in the winter and 25°C in the summer. The main winds are:
NE (37,6%), S (15,6%) and SW (13,2%), and the intensity is around 6 to 10 knots and sometimes 25 knots. The tides range is 0,29mm (minimum) and 1,50m (maximum).
The rains average is 1.235mm in the year and 136mm monthly.
Special installations
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The Port of Imbituba has 3 shore scales with a capacity of 60tons each, periodically accurated. |
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Also has a storage capacity for liquid bulks of 8,700m³. |
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Comprise warehouses installations in total capacity of 32,652m², from which 4,425m² are operated by the Cia. Docas de Imbituba and the ]
remaining by third parties, including 2,100m² of reefer stores. |
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