Categoria: Inglês

Last Sunday, March 31st, Vast Infraestrutura completed 800 oil transshipment operations at its terminal, T-Oil, in the Porto do Açu.

The operation that marked this milestone involved a Suezmax and a VLCC vessel, handling approximately 1 million barrels of oil.

Achieving this milestone just 5 months after reaching 700 operations in October 2023 showcases the company’s continuous growth, strength, and operational excellence, as well as the market’s trust in its high-quality, safe, and reliable service.

For the fifth consecutive year, Vast Infraestrutura has been one of the partners in the “Summer Without Accidents” campaign, carried out by Porto do Açu. Eight other companies from the port complex are also partners: GNA – Gás Natural Açu, Ferroport, DOME Serviços Integrados, TechnipFMC, Anglo American, OceanPact Serviços Marítimos, Brasil Port Logística Offshore e Estaleiro Naval LTDA. and Sunset.

The campaign involved several employees from these companies on the roads of Porto do Açu and its access routes, raising awareness about the need for more responsible behavior in traffic, both in daily commutes and during vacations.

In total, about 4,000 drivers were approached during the blitz actions in December, January, and February.

In March, Vast Infraestrutura held its annual Contractors’ Best OSH Performance Awards ceremony, an event aimed at engaging people in the continuous improvement of safety culture and recognizing its 3 partner companies that have demonstrated the best performance in occupational safety and health in their operations at the company’s terminal.

This year, the awarded companies were Grupo Brasanitas, OceanPact Serviços Marítimos, and Digital Tecnologia e Segurança. The event took place at the Açu Hotel, in Porto do Açu, São João da Barra, and was broadcasted to employees, partners, and clients.

Check out the final rankings:
1st place: Grupo Brasanitas, with the highest score of 100 points
2nd place: OceanPact Serviços Marítimos, with 99 points
3rd place: Digital Tecnologia e Segurança, with 94 points

Vast Infraestrutura was one of the highlights of the 2023 Maritime Performance, released this month by ANTAQ (the Brazilian National Agency for Waterway Transportation).

According to the data, the company ranked 1st in the crude oil export market, handling 28.89 million tons. Additionally, Vast was responsible for 51% of the movement in terminals exporting oil in Brazil. Compared to 2022, this represents a growth of 34.5%, the highest in the category.

In the overall crude oil movement, Vast secured 2nd place, with a volume of 57.6 million tons and a growth of 32.9% compared to 2022. The numbers also reveal that the company’s oil terminal, T-Oil, accounts for 69% of all cargo movement at Porto do Açu, the country’s 2nd largest port!

The data demonstrates the growth and strength that Vast has been achieving in the market, as well as the trust its partners place in the company.

On January 24th, Vast Infraestrutura promoted the 2024 Sea Turtle Hatchling Walk, an initiative that is part of the Marine Turtle Monitoring Program, developed by Vast and other companies present at Porto do Açu.

The event brought together approximately 65 people, including Vast employees and partners, at Reserva Caruara, with a program that included, in addition to the walk, a visit to the program’s base, where the main information about loggerhead turtles (caretta-caretta), their reproductive cycle, and the monitoring and conservation actions for these animals were presented.

Since 2008, the program has been operating in the region with the aim of aligning the development of the Açu Complex with biodiversity conservation, monitoring 62km of beach from Pontal de Atafona in São João da Barra to Barra do Furado in Campos dos Goytacazes. Altogether, the program has already released over 1 million hatchlings into the sea.

On January 29th, Vast Infraestrutura completed 1,500 days of safe work, which represents over 4 years of efficient and responsible operations, with a focus on safe practices and a commitment to caring for people and the environment.

This achievement is a reflection of Vast’s values and daily practices, where safety is non-negotiable, and a culture of accident prevention is a reality.

Check below some of the key safety measures adopted by Vast:

Last December, Vast Infraestrutura received at its terminal (T-Oil), in Porto do Açu, the DP NS Pioneer from CNOOC International, for its 1st oil transshipment operation.

The service, successfully and safely completed by the teams operating at T-Oil, handled approximately 1 million barrels of oil and represented a significant milestone for the chinese O&G company, which had representatives visiting Vast’s terminal and could witness the operation.

Vast is honored to be part of this meaningful moment for its partners.

Watch the operation’s video below.

At the end of its 2023 season, the Aves do Açu project, Vast Infraestrutura’s 100% voluntary initiative, took significant steps in its work. The project, which aims at monitoring and preserving the trinta-réis bird species that frequent the company’s oil terminal at the Porto do Açu, organized two awareness-raising actions at Reserva Caruara: the workshop “Challenges in Combating Avian Influenza (H5N1) in 2023 from Different Perspectives” and the itinerant exhibition of Aves do Açu.

The workshop brought together representatives from all three levels of government, managers of Conservation Units, experts in wild birds, and leaders from the local community of São João da Barra for a discussion on the impact of avian influenza in Brazil, particularly in the northern region of Rio de Janeiro. This fostered an important exchange of knowledge and contributed to addressing the zoosanitary emergency.

As for the Aves do Açu exhibition, it aimed to educate visitors about the habits, behavior and reproductive cycle of the trinta-réis birds, as well as presenting the project and its important results.

These actions mirror the guidelines of our Sustainability Policy, affirming Vast’s commitment to the region where it operates.

In December 2023, Vast Infraestrutura received at its oil terminal (T-Oil), in Porto do Açu, the New Aden vessel at T-Oil, a VLCC equipped with an additional propulsion system.

Chartered by CNOOC, the chinese O&G company and Vast’s client, to carry out its oil transshipment operation at T-Oil, the vessel has engines powered by Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oil (VLSFO) and movable, retractable metallic sails that assist the ship in navigating more efficiently and with lower emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere. According to the VLCC’s owner company, the use of retractable sails can result in a fuel savings of up to 10%.

The operation with the New Aden at T-Oil handled approximately 2 million barrels of oil and it is aligned with Vast’s values and concern for environmental care, principles which the company seeks in its partners as well.

Between November 6th and 10th, 2023, Vast Infraestrutura held its 1st Integrated Internal Week of Occupational Accident Prevention in Port Work (SIPATP, in the Portuguese abbreviation), along Oiltanking, contractor responsible for operating the comany’s oil terminal (T-Oil) at Porto do Açu.

The event, themed around building a Sustainable Safety Culture, brought together teams from both companies and team members from other contractors operating at T-Oil. The agenda of the week featured a series of activities addressing crucial topics for ensuring the health and safety of employees, such as ergonomics, safety during ship mooring, the Blue November campaign, flammable and fuel liquids, workplace harassment, safe maintenance, and auditory health.

A blood donation drive was also organized, facilitated by a bus from the region’s blood center that visited the terminal. The initiative was a success, resulting in a total of 27 new registrations in the donor database and 18 blood bags collected in just one day.