GE Energy Connections has successfully delivered the full turnkey project to VLI for electrification and digitisation of the port terminal Luiz Antonio Mesquita Integrator Port Terminal (Tiplam), at the port of Santos.
The port of Santos has been historically one of the largest and busiest ports in Latin America. GE’s Power Conversion has delivered its full scope of work including a main and a complementary substation, 10 e-houses and electrical and automation systems that provide power generation and control to the Tiplam terminal at the port. Certain equipment was manufactured in Betim, Brazil, meeting the local content requirement.
Brazil’s economy relies heavily on exports of natural resources-based products. Improvement in its port’s infrastructure will therefore bring substantial economic growth opportunities to the country. The government understands its significance and has put out ambitious plans to invest up to $9.7 billion for the new phase of port concessions.
They will provide a one-stop solution for electrification, power generation and control at the port located in São Paulo, Brazil.
Efficient cargo loading
After the successful commissioning managed by GE, the port terminal has seen substantial improvement in its efficiency of cargo loading, discharging and stowing. For example, the time for a cargo to wait and load goods has shortened from five days to only 24 hours at the terminal, saving significant cost of docking.
'With the upgraded service drawing to conclusion, the Tiplam terminal will have an expanded capacity of 14.5 million tons of goods per annum. …We are transforming the future of port transport, bringing more efficiency to our customers,’ said Alessandro Gama, terminal general manager at VLI.
As an initiative to digitise the port infrastructure, GE has also provided customised software to optimise vessels’ traffic management. The software provides an overview of fleet activities at the harbour, bringing each individual vessel in line with the fleet’s requirement regarding time needed for loading goods and shortening or eliminating queues at the terminal.
