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| PLS NOTE UPDATE HEREBELOW OFFICIAL DRAFT/DEPTH SITUATION
TO SAIL FM UP RIVER PARANA PORTS NOT ABOVE SAN LORENZO FORECAST FOR NEXT 8 DAYS : + 0,10 (MORE) -MAXIMUM SAILDRAFT AUTHORIZED BY COAST GUARD ALONGSIDE MOSAIC PIER = 9,52 MTS- 31`02`` -MAXIMUN SAILDRAFT AUTHORIZED BY COAST GUARD TO SAIL FM NIDERA/TRANSITO/PAMPA 10,02 MTS - 32`10`` - DETERMINANT POINT `ACCESS CHANNEL` -MAXIMUM SAILDRAFT AUTHORIZED BY COAST GUARD TO SAIL FM SAN LORENZO/ROSARIO/PUNTA ALVEAR 10,08 MTS - 33`00`` - DETERMINANT POINT `PASO ABAJO ALVEAR` -MAXIMUM SAILDRAFT AUTHORIZED BY COAST GUARD TO SAIL FM GRAL LAGOS/SAN NICOLAS INCLUDING PUERTO BUITRAGO 10,17 MTS - 33`04`` - DETERMINANT POINT `PASO ISLA NUEVA` -MAXIMUM SAILDRAFT AUTHORIZED BY COAST GUARD TO SAIL FM RAMALLO 10,27 MTS - 33`08`` - DETERMINANT POINT `PASO ABAJO LAS HERMANAS B.I.` DREDGERS: NIÑA DREDGING AT KM 343,3 (PASO ABAJO SAN NICOLAS) BASED ON ABOVE MAXIMUM RECOMMENDED DRAFT WUD EXCLUSIVELLY DEPEND ON ASSIGNED PORT/BERTH AS WELL AS RIVER LEVEL AT TIME OF LDG COMPLETION. NOTWITHSTANDING ABOVE MUST ALWAYS BEAR IN MIND/CONSIDER AS WELL NECESSARY HIGH TIDE TO CROSS MITRE CHANNEL AND ZONA COMUN/RECALADA STRETCH WHICH EXCLUSIVELLY DEPENDS ON PREVAILING WINDS.- AS PER MESSRS HIDROVIA (WATERWAY DREDGING CONCESSIONAIRE) PRESS RELEASE, THEY AND ARGENTINE GOVERNMENT HV AGREED TO IMPROVE PARANA RIVER/ RIVER PLATE DRAFT UPTO 34FT (WHICH AT PRESENT IS 32FT) AS FM SAN LORENZO PORT TO RECALADA AND 25FT AS FM SANTA FE PORT TO SAN LORENZO.- REQUIRED DREDGING WORKS ARE ESTIMATED TO COMPLETE BET JAN/MARCH 2006, AGW/UCE. ONCE ABV IS CONCLUDED TOLLAGE TARIFF WUD BE INCREASED BUT AT THIS STAGE TOLLAGE TARIFF INCREASE IS NOT CONFIRMED/AGREED.- ONCE DREDGING WORKS ARE FINISHED AND DRAFT IS 34FT AT ZERO DATUM VSLS DEPARTURE DRAFT SHUD VARY BETWEEN ABT 33 AND 36FT, DEPENDING ON RIVER PARANA LEVEL I.E. IT WUD BE SIMILAR TO PRESENT SITUATION, WHEN DRAFT AGREED IS 32FT AT ZERO DATUM AND VSLS SAIL BET ABT 31 AND 34FT FW. SUGGEST TO BEAR IN MIND FLLWNG HOLIDAY TO BE ENCOUNTERED DURING PRESENT MONTH OCTOBER 10TH (MONDAY) COLUMBUS DAY(*) (*) ORIGINAL DAY OCTOBER 12TH (WEDNESDAY) BUT SHIFTED TO PREVIOUS MONDAY AS PER GOVERMENT DECREE DURING SAID DAY MOST PROBABLY PRIVATE TERMINALS WUD OPERATE BUT WITH HOLIDAY O/T SURCHARGE.- |
