Two different cargo types loaded and and unloaded simultaneously at Paranaguá Port

The Port of Paranaguá is carrying out an operation this week that is not so common. The Penguin Arrow docked at berth 215, is undergoing two different cargo operations simultaneously – at the same time that it unloads malt, 45,758 tonnes of cellulose are being loaded – the second largest quantity of the product handled in the port of Paraná.

The ship docked on Sunday night (August 2), and the operation started on Monday (August 3), but to complete the loading it will take about three days. The director of operations for Portos do Paraná, Luiz Teixeira da Silva Júnior, said the operation requires a lot of coordination. “This type of operation is not common, but it is provided for in the port regulations for programming, mooring, and operations,” he said. “Its effectiveness depends on the loading and unloading plan made by the shipowner and executed by the cargo operator. The biggest challenge is to synchronize the loading and unloading movements. Good planning is necessary ”.

There will be 3,000 tonnes of malt, of French origin, being unloaded, and 45,758 tonnes of pulp being loaded, to be shipped to China. Both operations will be carried out by operator Rocha.  The cellulose belongs to Klabin. According to the company, this second largest shipment is justified by the volume destined for China, the main buyer of the product. “In this case, specifically, as the large volume goes to China and we had two ships scheduled to load on dates close to each other, we managed to send the entire volume concentrated in one ship”, explains Gerson Ferreira, coordinator of International Logistics at Klabin.

One ship would carry 20,000 tonnes in late July, and another 25,000 tonnes now in early August. According to the company’s representative, in addition to Asia (China), Europe is also a destination for pulp shipped through the Port of Paranaguá.  The largest batch of pulp ever shipped by Klabin, in the port of Paraná, was 46,000 tonnes. The volume was loaded last November on the Norwegian ship Star Lindesnes, which also went to China.

The Penguin Arrow is a “multi-purpose” cargo ship with the Bahamas flag. The vessel is 199.7 meters long (loa) and 32.2 meters wide (mouth).  The ship’s design is different, as it has gantry cranes on the deck. These cranes are operated in places where there is no ground equipment available quickly as it allows the operator a complete vision of the cargo.

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