CoastalPort Engineering
Our Purpose
To guide our customers so that they can make more assertive decisions, taking into account all the variables involved in the process with an integrated multidisciplinary vision, so that they can achieve their goals.
Who we are

Mission, Vision and Values

Mission

To be the premier supplier of integrated, distinguished, smart and effective solutions for water resources, coastal and ocean developments.

Vision

To be a boutique consultancy, providing our customers with customized and efficient solutions with high added value.

Values

01

Process Overview

Every project has multiple facets, challenges and stakeholders. We seek to understand how all the elements interact in order to develop effective solutions.

02

Creativity

The most suitable solution to a challenge is often not trivial. We assess the nuances of each project and create customized strategies to achieve our clients' goals.

03

Multidisciplinarity

Our team integrates different fields of knowledge, working together to create solutions for complex projects.

04

Ethics

Respect for rules, people, companies, society and the environment is the number one priority in the way we do business.

05

Innovation

We follow the state of the art in science and technology, taking part in technical and scientific events and developing new methods of analysis to stay at the forefront of development.

06

Reliability

We cultivate committed relationships with our clients, employees, partners and all other parties involved in our projects, always seeking to exceed expectations.

Who we are

Our Team

Our team is formed by professionals with over 18 years' experience in coastal and port engineering designs, nautical studies, numerical modeling, and the execution and supervision of dredging works, working all over the American continent. CoastalPort Engineering brings the state of the art in science and technology to provide integrated multidisciplinary solutions, with a process overview, focusing on surpassing our clients' expectations.

  • Over 18 years of experience, working on more than 200 engineering projects, consultancies and works in marine and port environments
  • Project experience all over the American continent
  • Team internationally awarded by the IADC (International Association of Dredging Companies)
  • Proven expertise in creating integrated methods and solutions for complex projects

Our founding partner, oceanographer Lucas Silveira, has vast experience in challenging marine projects. Having worked as a technician, project manager and director of Brazilian and multinational companies, Lucas received in 2016 the IADC (International Association of Dredging Companies) Young Author Award, during the IX PIANC-COPEDEC, for the best paper and presentation of the conference.

The awarded paper Integrated Method for Optimal Channel Dredging Design presented a compilation of methods for channel design including hydrographic, oceanographic, geotechnical and nautical aspects, integrating several techniques from the fields of coastal and port engineering, numerical modeling, nautical studies and dredging to provide optimized design solutions. Since its publication, the paper has become a world reference for such projects.

Our founder, Lucas Silveira, receiving the IADC Young Author Award during the IX PIANC-COPEDEC.
Our founder, Lucas Silveira, receiving the IADC Young Author Award during the IX PIANC-COPEDEC.

Meet the team

Lucas Silveira

Lucas Silveira

Founding Partner and Managing Director

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Experience

Over 18 years in port and coastal projects in Brazil and abroad, having taken part in more than 200 projects. He worked as a technical specialist, project manager, business unit manager and commercial and operations director before founding CoastalPort Engineering in 2022. He received the IADC Young Author Award for the best paper of the IX PIANC-COPEDEC (2016).

Education

  • Oceanographer – Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), 2008

Areas of expertise

  • Numerical modeling of coastal processes
  • Nautical studies: manoeuvring and mooring
  • Port and coastal engineering design
  • Dredging and rock removal
  • Metocean data and field surveys
Felipe Toledo

Felipe Toledo

Managing Partner and Technical Director

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Experience

Over 15 years in infrastructure design, contract and project management, and the supervision and execution of works, with experience in consultancy firms and a major mining company. He joined CoastalPort Engineering in 2022 as the engineer technically responsible for studies and designs in port and coastal infrastructure, water resources and sanitation.

Education

  • Civil Engineer – Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), 2009
  • Postgraduate specialisation in Sanitary and Environmental Engineering – PUC Minas, 2019
  • MSc in Sanitation, Environment and Water Resources – UFMG, 2023

Areas of expertise

  • Port and coastal infrastructure
  • Dredging design
  • Anchoring and mooring systems
  • Water resources and sanitation
  • Project management and works supervision
Tatiane Falcone

Tatiane Falcone

Partner – Legal, Audit and Compliance

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Experience

Over 14 years of corporate legal practice, both advisory and litigation, in law firms, consultancies and a major telecommunications company, where she headed the public tenders area. At CoastalPort Engineering since 2023, she is responsible for legal affairs, audit and compliance, handling the tenders, contracts and internal policies related to the company's projects.

Education

  • Bachelor of Laws – Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), 2009
  • Postgraduate specialisation in Public Law – PUC Minas, 2014

Areas of expertise

  • Public tenders and contracts
  • Corporate contracts
  • Audit and compliance
  • Public law
André Luiz Silva

André Luiz Silva

Director of Environment and Surveys

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Experience

Over 15 years in environmental consultancy and in health, safety and environment (HSE) applied to large-scale works and operations, onshore and on board. He was a contract manager and the technical lead for oceanography and environment before taking over, in 2023, as CoastalPort Engineering's Director of Environment and Surveys, where he coordinates field campaigns, monitoring programmes and studies for environmental licensing.

Education

  • Environmental Engineer – Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense (UNESC), 2012
  • Postgraduate degree in Occupational Safety Engineering – SOCIESC, 2014

Areas of expertise

  • Environmental monitoring of dredging and rock removal
  • Environmental licensing and audits
  • Hydrographic, geophysical and geotechnical surveys
  • Sediment, water and biota sampling
  • HSE management and risk analysis
Valdecilio Pinheiro

Valdecilio Pinheiro

Senior Consultant – Hydrography and Navigation

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Experience

Retired Captain of the Brazilian Navy, where he served for three decades as a ship's commanding officer; an officer on board numerous hydro-oceanographic campaigns along the coasts of Brazil and Africa and in Antarctica; a division head at the Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation; a lecturer at the Naval War College; and a naval inspector of the Directorate of Ports and Coasts. Since then he has worked as a consultant on nautical studies for ports and terminals, and he is a co-author of the paper awarded by the IADC at the IX PIANC-COPEDEC.

Education

  • BSc in Naval Sciences – Brazilian Naval Academy, 1981
  • Hydrography specialisation – Brazilian Navy Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation (DHN), 1985
  • MSc in Physical Oceanography – Universidade de São Paulo (USP), 1995
  • MSc in Naval Sciences – Brazilian Naval War College (EGN), 1998, and Escuela Superior de Guerra Naval of the Peruvian Navy, 2000
  • MBAs in International Management (COPPEAD), Environmental Management (FGV) and Business Administration (USIL, Peru)

Areas of expertise

  • Nautical studies
  • Vessel manoeuvring simulation
  • Ship-to-ship operations
  • Hydrography and safety of navigation
  • Mooring studies
  • Aids to navigation
  • Physical oceanography
In-house resource

Infrastructure and resources

In-house modular and portable BMT REMBRANDT ship manoeuvring simulator, which we take to the client, Nortek Signature1000 ADCP and vibracore system, plus a network of partners for field surveys.

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