Projeto preliminar de uma embarcação expresso para transporte de passageiros na orla da cidade de Manaus.

Abstract

The wide rivers of the Amazon region promote the advance of navigation as a major mean of transport for people and goods. In contrast, the heavy forest that surrounds Manaus makes road transport much more difficult and expensive than in vessels, narrowing the access to the region. The populational growth of the capital of Amazonas from the 60’ until today has brought up a concern with urban mobility and alternative means of transport. Taking that into account, this study aims the development of a high-speed marine vehicle project, called “expresso”, which enables people transport at the margins of the Rio Negro river and provides traffic improvements to the city. Based on current marine standards, the softwares AutoCAD, DELFTship, MAXSURF and Microsoft Excel were used in the process of development, along with a database provided by a marine project enterprise. The result of the reasearch, finally, is the preliminary project of a “expresso” vessel that will navigate at 25 knots from Tarumã to Mauazinho neighborhood, as an alternative to urban traffic. Key e; expresso; marine projects; urban mobility.