The Port of Paranaguá will move this week the biggest soyabean meal export for its history, about 90 thousand tons, equivalent to the capacity of more than 2.5 thousand carts. In a note, the port administration says the operation to load the Chinese ship Lan Hua Hai, should last four days. “With 254 meters in length and 43 meters of mouth (width), this is the largest bulk carrier already received in the Export Corridor,” said Portos do Paraná. According to the port, Brazilian bran was bought from companies and cooperatives of producers such as Cargill, ADM, Coamo, Cocamar, Agraria e Comigo and is destined to the Netherlands. On average, ships carrying solid bulk cargoes in the Port of Paranaguá measure between 199 and 229 meters in length and receive little more than 60 thousand tons of cargo (soyabean, corn or bran) by scale. According to the head of the Silo Division of the Ports of Paraná, Gilmar Francener, vessels with large cargo capacity allow an operational gain. A 90K -ton ship replaces the mooring of two smaller ships. “The reduction of the operational times, with reduction of the maneuvers of entrance and exit, reflects in the price of the freight.”
Source: Canal Rural