Pecém is chosen port to export fruit to Mediterranean for second year running

For the second year in a row, Port of Pecém is receiving the shipping line that connects it with ports on the Mediterranean Sea in order to export fruit. The line is part of the WMED service, operated since last year by MSC, with the following route:

Spain

– Valencia (9 days);

– Barcelona (11 days);

Italy

– Genova (13 days);

– Livorno (14 days);

– Gioia Tauro (16 days).

According to MSC, this is also the only service with a direct stopover between a port in northeastern Brazil and Italy. The route meets the growing demand of fruit growers who export part of their production to European countries, especially for melon, produced in Ceará and Rio Grande do Norte; and mango and grapes, produced in the São Francisco River Valley.

The ship MSC Domitille opened the route at dawn on September 21st. “This new MSC stop is designed to expand visibility and promote the export of our wealth by offering a service dedicated to the main Mediterranean ports with the best transit time on the market, being the only service with a stopover in Italy. We inaugurated this new line last year and, given the positive acceptance, we are maintaining investments in serving yet another crop through the port of Pecém ”, says Daniel Soares, MSC manager.

The ship MSC Domitille, responsible for restarting service for the Mediterranean, is 299.18 meters long and has the capacity to store up to 9,411 TEU. Each refrigerated container can hold up to 25 tons of fruit.

MSC DOMITILLE facts:

Flag: Panama

Year of Construction: 2015

Total length (LOA): 299.93 meters

Width (BOC): 48.20 meters

Capacity: 9,411 TEU

Gross Tonnage: 95514 t

“The continuity of this route in the midst of the current scenario is a great satisfaction for us who do the Pecém route. We started this service last year and exactly one year later we are starting to operate this second connection line with Europe. Thus, we remain firm with the goal of transforming Pecém into the cargo entrance and exit gate from the northeast region”, points out Danilo Serpa, president of the Pecém complex.

Last year alone, approximately 11,578 TEU were transported, equivalent to 151,737 tons of fresh fruit from the Port of Pecém. In addition to the Mediterranean line, two lines of navigation for northern Europe and the United States continue to operate regularly.

Check the chart below for the main fruits exported by the Port of Pecém from January to July 2020:

Main Fruits Exported via Port of Pecém HS 04 | Jan to July 2020

Source: DataLiner

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