CODEBA performs its first grog operation in the Port of Ilheús

On April 1st, the Port of Ilhéus was the landscape of the first grog export operation carried out in the territory of the Companhia Docas do Estado da Bahia (CODEBA). En route to the Port of Altamira, Mexico, the vessel Wislaborg underwent, on March 16 and 31, two loadings phases with respectively 4,000 and 2,500 tonnes, both operated by Intermarítima.

The cargo operation, contracted by RHI Magnesita, is also the pioneer in terms of transporting the product in Break Bulk and had the port in Ponta do Malhado chosen to test the new way of transporting the commodity, commonly carried in big-bags.

Grog, also known as firesand and chamotte, is a calcined clay commonly found in briquettes or flakes, used to manufacture silica-aluminous refractories that are important for the glass, petrochemical, and steel industries. The handling operation of the product in Ilhéus opens a new market for CODEBA’s ports.

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