The shipping platform

Location: San Lorenzo and San Martin are situated on the right bank of the River Parana, 16nm above Rosario and 238nm from Martin Garcia Bar at the River Plate entrance. General overview: The port, with other smaller towns constitute the N area of greater Rosario. Cargoes principally handled are grain, vegetable oil, refined petroleum products, LPG and chemicals. Terminals / Berths: - Chacabuco (Oil Terminal // Owned by Repsol-YPF S.A.) - 2 Concrete Dolphins - Depth 9.4m - Can accommodate medium sized vessels. - ESSO San Lorenzo (Oil By Products) - Accommodates clean product tankers - 6"//8"//10" Pipelines - Depth 7.3m Cargoes: Kerosene, Diesel Oil, Naphtha - Oil Combustibles - 3 Jetties No.1 (LOA 230m // Beam 35m // 50,000DWT// Depth 15.2m) No.2 (LOA 110m // Beam 14m // 8,000DWT // Depth 9.7m) No.3 (LOA 230m // Beam 30m // 55,000DWT// Depth 13.1m) The berths are served by pipelines for diacharging: Bio Diesel, Crude Oil and By Products. (1,700 t/h) - A.C.A (owned by Asociación de Cooperativas Argentinas) The Grain Terminal consists of 4 dolphins. - 2 Conveyor Belts - 4 Loading Arms (2,200 t/h) - (LOA 275m // Depth 12.2m) - 2 Pipelines (850 t/h) - Terminal Storage: - Grains (240,000t) - Fertilizers (50,000t) - Oil (36,500t) Cargoes: Grains, Fertilizers, Vegetable Oil - Akzo Nobel (Owned by Akzo Nobel Functional Chemicals) For exporting chemical products - 2 Dolphins and Central Jetty - 4 Pipelines (250 t/h) - LOA 210m // Depth 9.2m - Vicentin (Owned by Vicentin SAIC) Consists of 4 Dolphins (Depth 12m // Air Draft 24.5m) - 2 Conveyor Belts - 3 Loading Arms - 2 Pipelines (For Vegetable Oil 800 t/h) - Terminal Storage: - Grain / Pellets (234,00t) - Vegetable Oil (28,700t) - Bio-Diesel (13,500t) Annually exports 5 million tons. - San Benito (Owned by Molinos Río de la Plata) (LOA 275m // Depth 17m // Air Draft 22.8m) - 3 Loading Arms - 2 Pipelines - Terminal Storage: - Grains (240,000t) - By -Products (170,000t) - Vegetable Oil (54,000t) Annually exports 5 million tons. Traffic figures: Approx. 36,000,000t of cargo handled annually. Load line zone: Summer. Max size: - Mitre Channel: LOA 230m // Max Draft 9.7m FW allowing 0.6m UKC. - Pampa Berth: LOA 270m // Beam 38m // Air Draft 25.7m. - Zarate Bridge: Vertical clearance 43m.