Porto do Açu to build new storage yard with Minas Gusa

Porto do Açu stated on Wednesday (16) that it will build a new yard to store solid bulk. Minas Gusa will build the 35,000-square-meter facility next to the Multicargo Terminal (T-Mult), with an emphasis on importing solid fuels for the steel and cement industries.

Minas Gusa will be in charge of financing and administering the yard, while T-Mult will conduct port operations following the direct discharge model. The contract calls for 300,000 tonnes handled per year for the next ten years, with the yard expected to begin operations in the first half of 2023.

“In addition to solid fuel imports, the structure will also be able to conduct export operations of iron ore and semi-finished products, such as pig iron, optimizing the logistics flow in the future. The contract in itself demonstrates Açu’s potential and testifies the need to expand T-Mult due to the increase in customers looking for efficient terminals with no queues,” explains João Braz, director of Terminals and Logistics at the Porto do Açu.

The rear area of the port will be expanded immediately to accommodate the terminal’s growing demand with the building of a bulk yard, a dedicated yard for general cargo, a container yard, and new permanent warehouses. The terminal now has 360 meters of berth (which can be expanded to 500 meters).

T-Mult reached the end of 2021 with a 127% increase in its operations compared to the previous year and four more new customers, totaling 40 in its portfolio. As a result, the volume handled more than doubled, resulting in a record-breaking year, with 1.5 million tonnes of bulk and general cargo handled, including new copper and lithium concentrate export operations to serve markets in Brazil’s Southeast and Center-West regions. Since the beginning of its operations in 2016, the terminal has handled 4.3 million tonnes with an average annual growth of 55%.

Source: Portos e Navios

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