The number of vessels docking at the Portos do Paraná-controlled area to replenish their fuel stood in the month. The service has increased both in volume and number of procedures. Last January, a total of 27,737 tonnes refueled 50 vessels at the Port of Paranaguá. In the same period the previous year, the port supplied 16 thousand tonnes for 30 ships. This upward trend is expected to linger a little longer. According to the Operations Director, Luiz Teixeira da Silva Júnior, only Paranaguá and Rio Grande supply VLSFO 0.5% (Fuel oil with a low sulfur content of 0.5%) in the southern part of Brazil. The vessels that request calls at the Port of Paranguá for refueling are ships that operate at Paranguá terminals and vessels that arrive only for fuel. In the ports of Paraná, Petrobrás is the only supplier of vessel fuel.
Source: Datamar News