Port of Fortaleza signs first iron ore export contract

The Port of Fortaleza, under the technical management of CEO Mayhara Chaves, has just signed a contract with MDN Mineração for the first iron ore operation, which is destined for China and will start in January. Initially, it will be two ships with a capacity of 45,000 tons each, reaching 300,000 tons per year in 2020 and 2021, respectively. This new contract of about half a million will further boost solid bulk handling, which has already recorded a growth of 8.2% between January and October this year, compared to the same period of 2018.

The choice of the Port of Fortaleza was due to the strategic location in relation to other ports in the world, as well as the study of operational technical feasibility for storage and handling of solid bulk. MDN Mineração also considered the strategic vision of the Port of Fortaleza’s imminent growth by the new management. “MDN Mineração’s confidence in our management shows that we are on the right track to make the port grow and, consequently, contribute to export growth and the socio-economic and social development of Fortaleza and Ceará,” reinforces Mayhara Chaves.

Located in the Sobral region, in the interior of Ceará, the mine was recently acquired by MDN Mineração, from partners Paulo Eduardo Burgon, Carlos Alberto Burgon, Pedro Luiz Burgon, Guilherme Hirata Burgon, and Fabrício Milito Tonegutti. The agreement, signed by the CEO of Companhia Docas do Ceará, Mayhara Chaves, and the commercial director Mário Jorge Cavalcanti, and the interested party, provides for the storage and shipment of iron ore cargo. The transportation from Sobral to Fortaleza Port will be made by rail.

For CDC’s commercial director, Mário Jorge Cavalcanti, this partnership only reinforces the potential of the Port of Fortaleza and the commitment to offer the best service and results to its clients. “This first iron ore operation will be important both for the expansion of the non-cereal solid bulk chain and for the increase of this type of cargo in the general port movement.” Without iron ore, 1.48m tons were already handled from January to October this year compared to 1.37m tons in 2018.

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