On March 28, the Port of Cabedelo began a pioneering petroleum coke export operation in partnership with the lessee Oxbow Brasil Energia. In this first operation, the port will export 20,000 tons of the product. The partnership will continue for two years, a period during which at least 350,000 tons of petroleum coke must be exported through the port. The product originates from the Abreu e Lima refinery in Pernambuco and is destined for the United States. According to Companhia Docas da Paraíba, there are 280,000 tons of petroleum coke export operations already scheduled for 2021. The solid bulk tonnage will therefore surpass the 600,000 tons mark annually, consolidating this type of cargo handling at the Port of Cabedelo. The bulk carrier Global Effort is responsible for this first export by the Oxbow company in the Port of Cabedelo. The Global Effort was manufactured in 2014 and is 178 meters long, 28.60 meters wide, and 44.80 meters high.
Source: Datamar News