Optimized solid bulk operation is completed at Port of Pecém

A complex coal unloading and manganese loading operation on a single vessel was successfully completed early this Thursday afternoon (11/07). The operation began on October 21st when the ship Ressurgence from the Australian port of Hay Point docked at Pier 1 of the Port of Pecém to unload 75,000 tons of coal from the conveyor belts of the port terminal to the Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém (CSP).

After the unloading of coal, on October 30, the shift was made, when the vessel was transferred from pier 1 to the Multiple Utility Terminal (TMUT), where Ressurgence was loaded with 77,000 tons of manganese.

“This operation has a significant gain for the companies involved as it reduces the waiting time and costs of maneuvering ships for shipowners, as well as the cost of chartering for shippers, once the vessel is already in port. This way everyone gains in productivity,” says José Alcântara Neto, Operations Coordinator at the Port of Pecém.

“The ideal condition for a cargo ship is to dock and undock at full capacity. But this scenario is not what usually happens, that is, usually the ship unloads in a port and goes to another port facility to perform another loading. The Port of Pecém stands today as an attraction for its availability in the supply of ships for the exportation of various cargoes and for the continuous flow of solid bulk imports. We maximize the forces and today we have the integration of the ship in and out, which generates integrated logistics,” adds Carlos Alberto Alves, Commercial Manager of Tecer Terminals.

The equipment used in the operation is called a “bulk bay” (Bulkbraz). It has high operational efficiency as it provides quick loading of bulk carriers. The loading of the ore was completed on Thursday (11/07), as it proceeded early in the afternoon to the Chinese ports of Qinzhou and Tianjin.

“It was a safe and clean operation, making us sure that we can work with vessels of various sizes. This brings us a very strong commercial dynamic. And due to the success of the operation, our perspective is that from the second half of 2020 onwards the amount of exports will be much higher, due to the operational capacity of the Port of Pecém”, says Luis Gustavo Moretti, director of Zeus Mineração Ltda.

Exactly one month ago, the first shipment of manganese from the Ceará terminal was completed, when 55,000 tons of manganese were loaded to ports in Indonesia and China. The operation is considered a milestone in the history of the Port of Pecém’s operations. Another shipment of manganese is expected to be made in 2019.

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