Açu Port handles fertilizers for the first time via T-MULT

The Port of Açu has just carried out its first fertilizer operation via the Multicargas Terminal (T-MULT) involving the importation of 25,000 tons of potassium chloride (KCL) into rural Minas Gerais state.

Originating in Saint Petersburg, Russia, the ship MV PALEKH docked at Port of Açu on September 23. The operation was made possible due to the installation of a new covered warehouse during a recent expansion of T-MULT. In the first year of the contract alone, the expectation is that 150,000 tons of fertilizer will pass through this terminal, enabling global connections via the state of Rio de Janeiro for the producers of these inputs, especially for states that do not have access to the sea, such as Minas Gerais.

“Besides the fertilizer-import season, it will also be possible to store and move other types of products, such as bulk agricultural and mineral solids. We set up two large warehouses, with an area of ​​6,000 m2 and the capacity to store 25,000 tons of inputs per month”, explains João Braz, director of Terminals and Logistics at Açu Port.

Brazil imports about 80% of the fertilizers it consumes locally. With this service in its portfolio, Port of Açu seeks to meet domestic demand, especially the market in the eastern, southern, and central regions of Minas Gerais state, where there is a large base of installed distributors.

This project is considered the embryo for the industrialization phase of Port of Açu in the petrochemical sector, which will be consolidated with the attraction of industries to the north of Rio de Janeiro. The T-MULT expansion plan, scheduled for the next five years, includes an increase in the quay and bulk yard, the construction of a yard dedicated to general cargo and containers, and new warehouses for storage.

See cargo movement via Port of Açu since 2017:

Cargo handling at Port of Açu | Jan 2017 to Aug 2020 | WTMT

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