The shipping platform

Location: Located on the estuary of the Capibaribe and Beberibe Rivers in NE Brazil. General overview: The port is protected by an extensive reef formed of sandstone on which a protecting rampart has been built. The total length of docks is 3,062m of which 1,422m has been allocated to overseas vessels. Terminals: - Sugar - Berth (Length 180 m // Draft 10 m) Consist of 2 Silos (200,000t) for Demerara Sugar that can be load at 1000 t/h. - Grain - Berth No.1 (Length 160 m // Draft 10 m) - Berth No.9 (Length 239,9 m // Draft 10 m) The terminal handles cargo through 2 Pneumatic Unloaders (300 t/h). - Containers - Berth No.2 (Length 228,5 m // Draft 12 m) The terminals consists of a Portable Container Crane (32t), 2 Container Transporters (30.5t) and 2 Forklifts of 30t and 40t each. - General Cargo and Solid Bulk: - Berth No.3 (Length 162.9 m // Draft 12 m) - Berth No.4 (Length 200.3 m // Draft 12 m) - Berth No.5 (Length 221.4 m // Draft 12 m) - Berth No.6 (Length 196.6 m // Draft 12 m) - Berth No.7 (Length 137 m // Draft 8 m) - Berth No.8 (Length 120 m // Draft 8 m) - Tanker: - 2 Oil berths (Length 200m // Draft 8.5 m and 9.5 m each) Warehousing: - Inside port area: 36,145m2 - Outside port area: 16,778m2 - Refrigerated cargo: 1,658m2 (600t) - Grains: (38,500t) Traffic figures: Approx. 400 vessels visit the port annually. Load line zone: Tropical. Max size: LOA 220m, draught 12m.