Paranagua Container Terminal Completes Unprecedented Operation with Agricultural Machine Weighing 50 Tons

At the end of May, TCP, the company that manages the Paranaguá Container Terminal, received for the first time an agricultural machine from the German brand Nexat, model 140 Gen3. After a 30-day journey between Belgium and Brazil, the equipment was unloaded at the terminal and then shipped to its final destination in Bahia. This is the brand’s second machine to arrive in the country.

At 24 meters long, 2.80 meters wide, and weighing 50 tons, the 140 Gen3 carries the concept of an “all-in-one machine”, as it is capable of replacing various agricultural machines thanks to its ability to attach different modules, which allows the Nexat vehicle to carry out different stages of the cultivation process, such as soil preparation, planting, spraying, harvesting, among others. In addition, the model is electric and can be controlled remotely.

“As it is a large piece of equipment, moving the Nexat machine requires attention from our team specializing in project loads (loads with weights, measurements and dimensions greater than conventional loads), as it is a complex operation that requires a customized and integrated logistics design, thus guaranteeing the integrity of our client’s assets,” says Fabio Mattos, TCP’s logistics operations manager.

The TCP team was responsible for carrying out the vehicle’s on-board and ground operations, unloading it from a rolling cargo ship, and then hoisting the machine onto the transport truck with the help of two large retractable forklifts, also known as reach stackers (RS).

As well as the German machine, the Terminal also handles a large amount of other large equipment, such as buses, harvesters, excavators, tractors, trucks, and armored combat vehicles, which exceed the dimensions suitable for shipping in containers. “Known as project cargo, or CPJ, operations with this type of merchandise require prior study and adequate operational capacity to carry out the transport, and TCP has the necessary structure and expertise to carry out this service quickly and minimize any risk of damage,” adds Mattos.

TCP’s commercial, logistics, and service manager, Giovanni Guidolim, points out that “the Terminal continually invests in acting as a one-stop shop for its customers, offering the most modern logistics solutions and services available on the market for a diverse range of demands, ensuring greater efficiency and agility according to each customer’s individual needs”.

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