The port of Açu has put Rio on the Brazilian fertilizer trade map. The state of Rio de Janeiro was the only one that had not yet handled this type of bulk. The first cargo handling was through the Multicargas Terminal (T-MULT), with 25 thousand tons of potassium chloride (KCL) traded into the interior of the state of Minas Gerais. The vessel “MV Palekh” from Saint Petersburg, Russia, docked at the port of Açu on 23 September. The expectation is that 150 thousand tons of fertilizers will pass through this terminal in the first year of the contract. Brazil imports about 80% of the fertilizers it consumes locally. This project is considered the embryo for the industrialization phase of the Port of Açu in the petrochemical sector, which will be consolidated with the attraction of industries.
Source: Portos e Navios
*Translated by Ia NIani