Suape requalifies liquid bulk pier to increase cargo handling

The Liquid Bulk Pier 2 (PGL-2) at the Port of Suape, located in Ipojuca, Grande Recife, will have its structure requalified to streamline its operation and expand cargo handling. The works will be carried out with state resources and should start in the second half of October. The cost of the intervention is R$7 million. In addition to structural recovery, the changes will make it possible for the pier to receive larger ships.

Currently, the pier supports vessels of up to 90,000 deadweight tons (TPB). However, upon completion of the services, it may receive vessels of up to 120,000 (TPB). This is another one of the actions to modernize the berth, which has been investing R$ 55 million this year in restructuring the piers, wharves, and other structures of the state-owned port. In 2020, R$16.7 million were invested in works.

PGL-2, which handles various chemical products, such as fuels and other petroleum products, is located at the state port and is one of the piers most used for berthing ships. For the director of Engineering at Suape, Claudio Valença, these interventions are fundamental to streamlining the operation of the port. “We are always studying new possibilities for improvement and incorporating state-of-the-art equipment to make port activities more efficient and rapid. The result, I’m sure, will be very satisfactory,” he points out.

The port operations take place at the external port, a site that houses four liquid bulk piers (PGL-1, PGL-2, PGL-3A, and PGL-3B), a Multiple Use Wharf (CMU), and a floating LPG (cooking gas). There are five berths in the inner port (Pier 1, Wharf 2, Wharf 3, Wharf 4, and Wharf 5) that handle all types of products, such as general cargo, containers, solid bulk, vehicles, etc.

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