The grain handling capacity of the Port of Paranaguá (PR) will jump from the current 2 million tons to 6.5 million after completion of the works being carried out in the port terminal, informs the Port Administration of Paranaguá and Antonina (Appa) , which invested about R $ 177.5 million.
According to Appa, the soil survey and verification steps have already been completed and the execution of the expansion and reinforcement stakes of the quay and the porticos stakes is underway.
The contract also provides for the installation of two shiploaders of 2,000 tons / hour – currently operating at 1000 tons / hour and 1,500 tons / hour -, pedestrian walkway installation, exchange of fenders, metal spacers, installation of new dolfim (column) for mooring ships and the grain and sugar conveyor belts being manufactured.
The extension at 100 meters from Cradle 201, at the western end of Oporto, will allow large vessels to moor at the site. The deadline for delivery of the work is March 13, 2020.
The changes will bring more agility in Oporto operations and the possibility of berthing bigger and heavier vessels, up to 80,000 gross tonnage (TPB). The work will also give an extra boost to the eastern sector of the Port of Paranaguá, which is overloaded and can no longer be expanded.
With the expansion of the western dock, cargo handling will be tripled, decongesting the eastern sector, and opening new alternatives for the Paraná agribusiness.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.