Update 13 December 2022: The Santos Pilot Association issued a circular to the local shipping community and authorities establishing minimum draft limitations and maximum trim to ensure safe conditions of governability in the port channel, even in the face of possible extreme wind conditions. It pointed out that in the same way that the maximum draft limits are dictated by the under keel clearance (UKC), minimum limits are defined by the vessel’s sail area. Accordingly, Santos Pilot Association proposed – … Continue lendo Changes in the operational drafts of the Port of Santos