General Description
Location: Barcarena port (also known as The Port of Vila do Conde) is located in Ponta Grossa, municipality of Barcarena, State of Pará, on the right bank of the Pará River, at a distance of 55 km from Belém and about 3.3 km downstream from Vila Murucupi.
General overview: Many factors transform the port into an efficient connection of the region with the rest of the world in view of its strategic geographic position, as well as the large extension of liable front with its 10 mooring berths with depth between 12 m to 23 m, rivers and roads, and a wide availability of areas for expansion. The industrial complex adjacent to the port area is Alumínico Complex consisting of the units of Alunorte - Alumina do Norte do Brasil SA, Albrás - Alumínio Brasileiro SA, Alubar - Alumínios de Barcarena SA, as well as Imerys Rio Capim Caulim Kaolin Processing Plant & Terminal and Terfron, Hidrovias and TGPM Grain Terminals. Imerys and mentioned grain terminals have their own separate gates, road connections and berths apart from CDP Port of Vila Do Conde. Alumínico Complex and Santos Brazil Tecon Vila do Conde Container Terminals are using CDP Vila Do Conde public berths which are reserved for them.
● Unitapajos Terfron (Terminal Fronteira Norte Logistica S.A.) Grain Terminal
- Unitapajos is a Bunge & Amaggi JV with a focus on developing Northern routes for moving grains cultivated in Mato Grosso. Unitapajos is also the owner of a transshipment terminal in Miritituba on Tapajos River where grain shipments are further connected to Terfron via barges. Terfron can receive grains via trucks and barges. Vessels reach Terfron via the Quiriri Access Channel which has an official draft of 13.3 meters.
● Hidrovias Do Brasil Grain Terminal
- Hidrovias is not a grain producer or trader. It is100% in logistics. They are one of the 2 partners in Montevideo, UY Grain Terminal which is part of their South Operation. COFCO & GRANELES are its main clients.
● Miritituba Cargo Transshipment Station (ETC)
With operations starting in the first semester of 2016, the station will comprise the reception of trucks and loading of grain in barges.
- Load capacity of approximately 40,000 t/day;
- 4 dumpers supporting up to 315 t/h each;
- 1 floating pier enabling up to 1,800 t/h;
- 8 silos with maximum capacity of 144,000 t;
- Operation located in an area of 10 hectares.
● Vila Do Conde Private Terminal (TUP)
With the start of the operation in the second semester of 2016, the terminal is receiving trucks and barges loaded with grains, which can be shipped on Post Panamax bulk carriers with a capacity of up to 120 thousand tons, leaving for the external market.
- Load capacity of approximately 48,000 t/day;
- 2 dumpers with a maximum capacity of up to 315 t/h each;
- 2 warehouses with a static capacity of 120,000t for a total of 240,000t and a 3 warehouse with a similar capacity is being planned;
- 1 berth receiving ships up to the Post Panamax model with a maximum capacity of up to 120,000t;
- 1 berth receiving barges with a maximum capacity of up to 1,426 t/h;
- Ship loader for the loading of ships of 2,000 t/h;
- Operation located in an area of 50 hectares.
● TGPM (Terminal De Graos Ponta Da Montanha) Grain Terminal
TGPM can operate POST PANAMAX – KASARMAX size vessels, maximum loading operation till now is 68,000 MT, in principle no shifting during loading is needed just like previously mentioned TERFRON and HIDROVIAS terminals but for 1 and last hulls it might be needed. The terminal can discharge 1,500 MT st/hr grains from the barges and can load 2,000 MT/H to the ship. The discharged grain from the barge can go 2 directions with 1 conveyor belt. Directly to the ship or the storage. TGPM has 1 warehouse with 120,000 tons capacity and silos for a total of 30,000 tons storage capacity for a total of 150,000 tons. In 2018, TGPM loaded 3,150,000 tons of grains, and their max capacity 6,000,000 tons. The total terminal area is 77,000 m.
● Santos Brasil Tecon Vila Do Conde Container Terminal
Terminal is within the premises of CDP Vila Do Conde Port and it is connected to public berths with the road infrastructure within the port. It is an inland terminal with very close proximity to the berthing area. Primary container lines that are calling Vila Do Conde are: CMA CGM, MSC, ONE, ALLIANCA (HAMBURG SUD/MAERSK) and MARFRET.
Main Exports: Minerals, wood, fish, shrimp, poultry, meat, fruits, wood pulp, cashew, pepper.
Main Imports: Chemicals, machinery, project cargo
Berths:
- Conventional Berth: quantity: 6; length: 1,310m; draft: 23m; remarks: CDP Berths, max. sailing draft 13.3 meters. 3 berths with 720 meters max LOA total are reserved for ALUNORTE. TGL 501 Tank terminal berth is not included in mentioned figures.
- Container Berth: quantity: 1; length: 254m; draft: 23 m; remarks: CDP VILA DO CONDE BERTH 401, 13.3 max sailing draft
- Silo Berth: quantity: 3; length: 727m; draft: 20 m; remarks: Terfron, Hidrovias, TGPM Grain Terminals. 13.3 m max sailing draft