JORGE AMADO

JORGE AMADO (IMO: 9596870) is a Tanker vessel sailing under the Brazil flag. It has an overall length of 328 feets and a beam of 52 feets.

Vessel Identification

• MMSI: 710003613
• IMO: 9596870
• Call Sign: PPNY
• Flag: Brazil
• Vessel Type: Passenger Ship
• Status: Active

Specification

• Gross Tonnage: 7,998 GT
• Length Overall: 130.4 m
• Beam: 19.4 m
• Draft: 4.6 m
• Decks: 6

Propulsion

• Propulsion Type: Diesel
• Engine: 2 × MAN diesel engines
• Speed (Service): 15.5 knots
• Speed (Max): 17 knots
• Propellers: 2

Shipyard

• Builder: Detroit Brasil Ltda (DETROIT)
• Country of Build: Brazil
• Year Built: 2012
• Yard Number: Hull 001

Owner/Operator

• Owner: ANTAQ / Governo Federal do Brasil
• Operator: Serviço de Navegação da Amazônia e de Administração do Porto do Pará (SNAPP)
• Country: Brazil

Navigation/Communications Equipment

• AIS Class: Class A
• GMDSS: Equipped
• Navigation Systems: Radar, GPS, ECDIS

Operating Region

• Primary Region: South America — Amazon River Basin and internal waterways of the Brazilian Amazon
• Trade Route: Belém–Manaus and connecting Amazonian river ports
• Navigation Area: Inland/Coastal Brazilian waters

Vessel Description

The Jorge Amado is a Brazilian passenger vessel purpose-built for operation on the Amazon River and its tributary waterways. Constructed domestically in Brazil and entering service in 2012, the vessel was designed to provide passenger and cargo transport across remote Amazonian communities, serving a critical logistical and social function in a region where river transport represents the primary means of long-distance travel. The vessel honors the legacy of the celebrated Brazilian author Jorge Amado, in keeping with a tradition of naming Brazilian state-operated river vessels after prominent national cultural figures. Operated under federal maritime authority, the Jorge Amado is configured to accommodate significant passenger capacity across multiple decks, with facilities appropriate for multi-day river voyages characteristic of extended Amazon basin itineraries.