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Camorim expands towage, oil spill and service fleet
The Brazilian maritime and offshore service provider has invested in its fleet to improve towage, line handling, cargo runs, dredge support and emergency response
Camorim Serviços Marítimos has added three vessels to its fleet to enhance its towage, shiphandling and emergency response services, welcoming a newbuild tugboat, a self-built line handler, and an oil response vessel to the country as it bolsters port and offshore operations.
Detroit Brasil Shipyard in Itajaí built C-Fenix as the first of five tugs ordered by the owner and it was delivered in November after its launch in September, commissioning and sea trials.
After its launch, Camorim Serviços Marítimos said in a LinkedIn statement, 24-m C-Fenix is “the beginning of a new era” for the company, “a phase of reinvention and growth, with a strong, dedicated and future-proof team.”
It was built to a DB-2470 design with a bollard pull of 70 tonnes, a forward winch for ship handling, tyre fendering and Marsis-delivered FiFi1 fire-fighting system.
Detroit Brasil is scheduled to deliver two similar tugs in Q1 2025 and another two in Q2 2025.
Camorim also added line handler C-Cabedelo to its fleet after its construction at the Camorim Shipyard. “With this arrival, we have expanded and strengthened our fleet, now consisting of 17 line handlers,” said Camorim. “We keep our efforts at full speed to constantly integrate new vessels, ensuring continuous and increasingly efficient operations.”
In October, oil spill response vessel Aegis arrived in Brazil after a 29-day voyage from Greece to raise Camorim’s position in the emergency reaction and offshore market. It has advanced equipment for oil collection, fighting spillages and operating as a contingency vessel.
Over the past few months, Camorim has repaired the propulsion systems on tugboat C-Opala to improve its performance and maintain its safety, repairing, balancing and testing the propeller.
Camorim’s fleet of tugs and line handlers provide cargo runs to offshore oil and gas production platforms. In a recent voyage, line handler C-Acu transported a lifeboat from a supply base near Macae to an installation in the Campos Basin.
The vessel owner also supports dredging and towage operations in Brazilian ports, including a recent dredging project in the Port of Rio de Janeiro.
Its vessel crews run safety and emergency response drills and use simulators in Brazilian universities for training in vessel navigation and scenarios. In September, Camorim seafarers participated in training with manoeuvre simulators in the Numerical Test Tank and in the Analysis, Evaluation and Risk Management Laboratory of the University of São Paulo.
These simulators have models of modern vessel, information on all Brazilian ports and information on tides, currents and wind gusts, to simulate real-time manoeuvres in harbours and on quaysides.
“This combination of advanced technologies ensures our crew members are prepared to make more effective and safer decisions during navigation,” said Camorim.
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