Enhancements allow greater train mobility at São Francisco do Sul Bulk Terminal

The trains that supply the São Francisco do Sul Bulk Terminal at the Port of São Francisco do Sul will now maneuver more quickly since, on Friday, the 14, the works to revitalize the internal railway line were deemed complete. About 500 meters of the railway network (in two sections), including 300 meters that had been deactivated since 2019, underwent enhancements.

As a result, trains can maneuver into the port more quickly, using two different tracks: one for the entry of loaded wagons and another for the exit of empty cars. This enhancement allows to increase the loading and unloading capacity of the terminal.

With the works costing R$ 1.4 million completed, the São Francisco do Sul Bulk Terminal stands once again among the most efficient in the country, increasing revenue generation for the city, state, and country.

The total revitalization of the Bulk Terminal totaled R$ 10 million. This amount includes works on the road and weighbridges, dumper, and internal road paving, as well as the acquisition of conveyor belts and lifts.

“The weighbridges, which were enlarged in March to accommodate bigger trucks, are one example of the improvements. For this, the weighing platforms were expanded from 20 meters to 25 meters,” explains the São Francisco do Sul Bulk Terminal manager, Joni Hara.

According to him, in the past, a bitumen truck had to be weighed in two stages. Now, only one stage suffices, speeding up the flow of vehicles.

Since the terminal was established in 1978, this is the first significant recovery work on the pavement.

Distinctive Features 

• The São Francisco do Sul Bulk Terminal occupies an area equivalent to four football fields within the port complex of São Francisco do Sul.
• It is mainly formed by two large warehouses (with a capacity to store 90 thousand tonnes), from which the grains are transported to the ships through conveyor belts.
• The volume of cargo stored per year at the Terminal reaches 1.6 million tonnes.

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