Petroleum coke makes up 17.3% of Port of Imbituba’s handling in 2020

Petroleum coke represented the highest handling volume at the Port of Imbituba in 2020, exceeding one million tons (1,017,306.15). In all, 28 ships at the port transported this mineral bulk: 19 ships unloaded and 9 ships were loaded.

Coke handling took place at Pier 1 and Pier 3; these are connected to a belt conveyor system running to the storage yard of the TIEGS (solid bulk import and export terminal) which was leased to CRB – ​​Grupo Votorantim. During the handling, the mineral bulk is removed from the ship by a mobile harbor crane (MHC) on wheels, placed in the hopper, then transferred to TIEGS by the conveyor belts. The other operations for loading and unloading coke take place with MHCs and rely on the support of metal pools and funnels to support the removal of cargo from trucks or to load them.

The imported bulk came mainly from the United States. The exported bulk was heading towards several destinations: Bahrain, Canada, China, and the USA. Petroleum coke enjoys a wide range of industrial use, such as in the production of cement, for example.

In relation to 2019, when a little more than one million tons also passed through the port, there was a drop of about 4% in the volume of coke handled. However, the cargo made up 17.3% of the total handled in 2020 and contributed significantly to the port’s profitability; the port ended 2020 with the largest movement in its history (5.8 million tons).

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