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A complete solution in shipbuilding, ropax ferries and services Innovating, overcoming obstacles, creating solutions and focusing on growing sectors of the shipbuilding, maritime transport (Ropax), mining and marine aquaculture, TWB SA relies on future productive and new businesses achievements. In recent years, the company occupied a dominant position in all its fields of action. The TWB shipyard, for example, built and delivered the Ferry-boat Ivete Sangalo, which revolutionized the crossing Salvador/Itaparica - operated by TWB Bahia (Ropax Company). The TWB Bahia invested in passenger stations and in the renovation of its ferries. Increased supply and quality of services offered to its passengers. The most recent business operations, for the various sectors of activities, are ensuring a more promising future and a consolidation of investments which have been made. Some examples are the TWB Marine Farm SA, which fulfilled all the steps necessary for realisation of the Project Bijupirá Brazil, and TWB Mining, which completed the final phase of analyzes and studies concerning the activity of marine mining.
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TWB Shipyard: Recognition for quality and custom designs The TWB Shipyard, located in Navegantes, Santa Catarina State, is recognized by the construction of vessels customized, appropriate to the needs of clients and especially for the quality of work in aluminum shipbuilding. The shipyard represents the projects of the Australian Sea Transport Solutions in Latin America since the construction of the Fast Ferry Ivete Sangalo in 2008 – the only ferry dual fuel (diesel / gas) made of aluminum in Brazil. It has structure for the construction of offshore vessels of medium size, both in aluminum and in steel shipbuilding. Its technical staff is recognized as professionals in the market and is able to develop, all along the process, a wide range of marine projects. The Shipyard has the TWB tradition of training in specific labors for shipbuilding, mostly for the welding aluminum. A continuous training enables new and experimented professionals to maintain and provide high quality services. Structure: Installed in Navegantes, State of Santa Catarina, on the river Itajaí-Açu, the Shipyard has an area of more than 70 000 meters squared. The slipway has a capacity of 1800 tons, allowing vessels of up to 75 meters of length and 16 meters of width. In 2007, the shipyard invested in another bridge crane for its operations in the assembly line. This equipment has a lifting capacity up to 20 tons.
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Quality of Transportation and quality of life for Baianos The TWB Bahia SA, company controlled by TWB SA, is the operator of the Ferry Boat System of the Bahia State. In 2008, TWB Bahia SA carried more than 4.2 million passengers and 600 000 vehicles, which represents a growth of 10% compared to 2007. TWB Bahia manages and maintains a fleet of seven ferries, with capacities ranging from 550 to 1 000 people per ride, and 55 to 92 vehicles per ride. Since 2006, when the concession was signed for 25 years (renewable for extra 25 years), the company has invested more than $ 60 million modernize the system. TWB Bahia is the only company in Brazil to use the Fast Ferry - the fast ferry Ivete Sangalo. The vessel was built between 2007 and 2008 in the TWB shipyard and reduced of 30 minutes the travel time of passengers. |
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Maritime Equipment Rental & Services Founded in 2009, Aqualog is a company controlled by TWB SA and offers a wide range of vessels for every kind of operation of support in harbors, shipping, transportation of bulk liquids, cabotage and for various activities related to marine transport and the needs of those who build or transport in the marine environment. Aqualog has: ferries, tugs, barges, ships and floating. View available equipment |Click Here |
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Mining Project - Brazil providing Lithothamnium for the world Along of the Brazilian coast, we can find the largest source of calcareous algae (Lithothamnium) of the world .They offer more calcium carbonate than any other source available on earth. Without take into consideration the petrol, the use of Lithothamnium and the others marine mineral resources have always been not representative about an economic point of view. During the last three years, TWB Mining developed the technology to reverse the situation and make Brazil a major producer of Lithothamnium. In partnership with major universities and research institutes in Brazil, TWB identified several uses for the product, such as application in agriculture, animal nutrition, pharmaceutical industry… Granulado Bioclástico The GB, made of Lithothamnium, is the product offered by TWB Mining used as a natural fertilizer for agriculture and other applications. . Moreover, the GB stimulates nutriments in the soil, a key element for plants and enable a protection against the loss of these essential elements. |
TWB SA Construção Naval, Serviços e Transportes Marítimos - Sales: comercial@twb.com.br - Phone: +55 13 3348 4848 - Headquarters: José Marques Street, number 26, 1st floor - City of Guaruja, São Paulo, Brazil - CEP - 11431-020 |
