PREDIMENSIONAMIENTO GEOMÉTRICO DE UN PUERTO DE AGUAS PROFUNDAS PARA EL ECUADOR

Abstract

The current changes that have been raised about the maritime trade at the global level have influenced that there is a need to adapt the seaports in order to cope with the traffic of larger capacity vessels in their respective terminals. In this context, this thesis focuses on establishing the feasibility for the geometric dimensioning of a deepwater port in the Canton of Guayaquil, the same that you will have the ability to receive vessels of greater dimensions, whereas the problem under study was based on the lack of a port that it possesses a stall of capacity of more than 9.75 mts, which has generated the need to design a deep-water port to 18 meters in depth. To provide a greater understanding of the topic, we analyzed aspects related to the ports, the factors that affect its function and construction, types of ships and the requirements for the construction of ports. In addition, it established the implementation of a descriptive research, taking as population the inhabitants of Posorja to know their level of perception and acceptance of that port. On the basis of information obtained from both primary and secondary sources, the author of the project established in the proposal the parameters required for the construction of the port with capabilities for handling containers TEUs and a stalling of ships Small Feeder, Feeder, Panamax and Post Panamax