VLI will run the first operational tests on its new fertilizer hub at the Palmeirante Terminal, Tocantins. The structure’s construction began in the second half of 2021 in partnership with Copi, the company that manages the Port of Itaqui. Copi is in charge of the building and operations at the railway terminal connected to the coast. The fertilizer hub centered at the Palmeirante terminal is strategically important for cargo movement in so-called Brazil’s Northern Arc considered the new national agricultural frontier. The facility is currently at an advanced level including a balloon loop, railway tracks, and a 60,000-ton unloading and storage hopper.
Source: Datamar News