The Suape Port solid bulk terminal, located in the back area of Pier 5 of the berth, began operating after two years and three months of suspended activities. The area measures 72,000 square meters and is used for handling and storing various cargo. “With this resumption, Suape will see an increase in both exports and imports, such as sugar in bulk and bags, solid bulk in general, such as fertilizers and soda (white and translucent salt applied during the production of glass, paper, soap, and detergent); coke oil, vegetable bulk; and others”, points out Roberto Gusmão, Suape’s CEO. He reveals that the arrival of the first imported cargo of green petroleum coke through the port marked the resumption of operations at the terminal, temporarily leased by the company M&G São Caetano. Signed on June 16, the transition contract with M&G lasts for six months or until the conclusion of the bidding process for the definitive lease by ANTAQ (the national waterway transport agency), which will take place in 2022, to operate the terminal for 35 years. The terminal has the capacity to handle 500,000 – 600,000 tons of cargo per year.
Source: Datamar News