The shipping platform

Location: Sepetiba port, also known as Itaguai Port, is located on the S side of Madeira Island in Sepetiba Bay, approx 80km W of Rio de Janeiro. Note: This entry should not be confused with the nearby ore exporting facility at Guaiba Island Terminal (separate entry). General overview: The area consists of several private ports specializing in the export of iron ore and steel slabs, imports of coal and alumina from its bulk handling berths. There is also a container/multipurpose terminal. Terminals: - Iron Ore (For Vessels up to 300,000DWT) Exporting terminal operated by Mineracoes Brasileiras Reunidas S.A(7000 t/h) (Yard 1,700,000t capacity) - Container Terminal (3 Berths operated by Sepetiva Tecon S.A) (Handling Equipment) - 2 Post-Panamax Cranes - 2 Mobile Harbour Cranes - 7 Reach Stackers - Coal Terminal (Operated by Companhia Siderurgica Nacional) 2 Unloaders (1500 t/h each) Storage Yard: 2,500,000m2 (5,050,000t Capacity) - TKCSA Terminal (For Coal and Iron Slabs) Vessels: LOA 256m // 14m Draft // 120,000DWT 2 Unloaders (30,000 t/d) 3 Gantry Cranes (for slabs) (20,000 t/d) - CPBS Terminal (For loading / discharging of iron ore) For Vessels up to 17,8m Draft // LOA 315m // Shiploader (9,000 t/h) - Tecar Terminal (For coal, alumina and generally solid bulk cargoes) - Porto Sudeste Terminal (Vessels up to 250,000DWT) (2 Shiploaders = 12,000 t/h) A conveyor system links the terminal with 2 storage yards (2,500,000t capacity) - Tecon Terminal(For containers, general and bulk cargo) Vessels: LOA 350m // 14,5m Draft (6 Gantry Cranes) Traffic figures: Over 4,000,000t of coal cargo and 349 vessels are handled annually. Load line zone: Tropical