Levantamento Hidrográfico em Portimão

During the month of March, the Hydrographic Institute, at the request of the Administration of the Ports of Sines and Algarve S.A., carried out a hydrographic survey of the port and inlet of Portimão.

This port, essentially dedicated to tourism, has been establishing itself as a destination for cruise ships, contributing to the development of the region by attracting visitors from the four corners of the globe. Therefore, this hydrographic survey is of particular importance, namely for the study of the sedimentary dynamics that occurred in the last four years (when the last survey was carried out on site), allowing to assess whether the depths in the port are suitable for the navigation practice that there you intend to keep it.

A team of five soldiers from the Hydrographic Brigade (BH) carried out hydrographic surveys with multi-beam and single-beam probe systems. These systems are extremely advanced from a technological point of view, allowing precise mapping of the sea floor, with high resolution. Additionally, the topography of new duques d’alba that were built on the commercial wharf in Portimão was carried out, allowing the updating of the nautical cartography that will serve as a reference for the ships that dock in this place.

BH's task was successfully completed, having once again contributed to the knowledge of the sea and its dynamics in one of the tourist destinations of excellence in our country, in a decisive, competent and relevant way for the development vectors of the economy of the sea.