Port of Pecém performs first manganese shipment

After five days of an intense operation, the first shipment of manganese in the Port of Pecém was completed last Saturday (10/05). The ship African Raptor, from the South African port of Durban, docked at the Ceará terminal to load 55,000 tons of manganese extracted by the company Zeus Mineração Ltda, from the municipality of Pentecoste, Ceará.

“We were inspired by an operation in St. John’s, Canada. We contacted the port there and were able to purchase an equipment similar to the one they use. And today, finally, we are using this equipment for the first time without having to put this load on the floor. That is, an environmentally friendly operation,” says Waldir Sampaio, Executive Director of Operations of Pecém Industrial and Port Complex.

The equipment used for the first time in Pecém is called Bulkbraz. It has high operational efficiency as it provides fast loading of bulk carriers. The first shipment of this type of ore is being considered a milestone in the history of the port’s operations.

“The innovation of this new equipment opens the possibility of attracting new solid bulk exporters through Pecém, which undoubtedly has a privileged and strategic geographical location. Here we shorten distances with American, European, and Asian ports through the Panama Canal,” says Carlos Alberto Alves, Commercial Manager at Tecer Terminais.

“We realized the operational potential and the growth potential of the Port of Pecém. We were offered a service with the possibility of large volumes to be moved, so it became very viable due to the distance from our unit and the partnership that was established. We were pleased with the service that was provided and were very happy that the first shipment was a success,” said Luis Gustavo Moretti, director of Zeus Mineração Ltda.

From the Port of Pecém the ship continued to the ports of Bahodopi (Indonesia) and Tiasin (China), where the ore will be unloaded. Manganese (Mn), the name given to a gray white metal, has important qualities for use in the steel industry.

“There are 55,000 tons of manganese leaving Ceará for two countries in Asia. Thus we generate more jobs and income both at the Pentecoste mine and here at Pecém. This was just our first shipment of this type of ore. And we will still have, this year, two more shipments for the manganese to enter the Ceará export agenda,” said Danilo Serpa, president of Pecém Industrial and Port Complex.

On October 25, a new shipment of manganese should be exported by the Ceará port terminal that is part of the Pecém Industrial and Port Complex.

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