Over 1m tons of oil handled at the Port of Mucuripe in the first half of 2019

In the first half of 2019, liquid bulk handling at the Port of Mucuripe, in Fortaleza, reached 1.14m tons. From 2015 until July 2019, among fuels, lubricants, gasoline A, diesel oil, aviation kerosene, and other petroleum derivatives, the maritime terminal registered a total of 10m tons of cargo, between shipments and arrivals.

Computing the entire chain of liquid bulk, in 2018 the Port of Mucuripe accounted for 86.8% of all movement in Ceará. Liquid bulk arriving at the maritime terminal comes from Suape, Itaqui, Vitória, São Sebastião, Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Bahia Blanca, Espírito Santo Oil Basin, Aratu, Belém, Santa Marta, Houston, New Orleans International APT, Galena Park , Belmont, Cargena, San Lorenzo, Rosary, Necochea, Sorel, Nueva Palma, Galveston, Texas City, and Pascagoula, among others.

Located in the Mucuripe neighborhood, the maritime terminal is close to the Lubnor, Nacional Gás, Liquigás, BR Distribuidora, Raizen, COSAN and Petrolusa tanks. According to the Commercial Director of Companhia Docas do Ceará, Mário Jorge Cavalcanti, due to the lack of tanking, its adaptation by the distributors is urgent, given that approximately 40% of the fuel consumed in Ceará is by road.

“This weighs on the consumer’s pocket, since it increases the final price at the fuel pump, not to mention that the State Government of Ceará also loses for not collecting ICMS, the Fortaleza Municipal Government, the ISS, and the Companhia Docas do Ceará,” he highlights.

Source: : Diário do Nordeste

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