Port of Imbituba to increase storage capacity with new storage tanks

The investments in storage will start to take place still in September, with funds gathered through the lease of the Liquid Bulk Terminal (TGL) of the Port of Imbituba.

In this project’s initial phase, two out-of-use tanks are being dismantled to make room for the new structures. These improvement works were requested by the company that won the lease contract in an auction held in November last year, Fertisanta. TGL should receive BRL 25 million in investments until the end of the contract term of ten years.

The installation of the new tanks is scheduled for March next year. The new assets will more than double the storage capacity of the Port of Imbituba, going from 4,800 m³ to 10,200 m³. The company responsible for the work is I9 Engenharia, contracted by Fertisanta.

Fábio Riera, CEO of SCPAR Porto de Imbituba, explains the tank swap. “The existing tanks will be partially used, keeping tank one and replacing tanks 2 and 3. The new tanks raise the static storage capacity from 5,000 to 12,000 tonnes. As a result, he estimates that the terminal’s final capacity would be roughly 188,000 tonnes per year.”

“The port expects to see operations of caustic soda, but not only this,” said the CEO.

Source: SC Todo Dia

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