EDITION 264rd JULY 6th, 2018

TCU approves studies and Suape publishes

tender for assignment of non-operating area

of LPG container and distribution activity

The Court of Audit of the Union (TCU) appro-

ved the studies for assignment of non-

operating area of 24 thousand square meters

for packaging and distribution of liquefied

petroleum gas (LPG) at the port of Suape

Port. Private investments of R $ 65 million are

foreseen, with a concession period (contract

time) of 20 years. The project is now entering

the bidding phase, which was published on

June 6th. The winning transferee will be res-

ponsible for the expansion and development

of the necessary infrastructure, improvements

or replacements and maintenance on the

existing infrastructure.

MOVEMENT - The Port of Suape closed the first

four months of 2018, registering growth of 5%.

The result was strongly driven by the move-

ment of liquid and solid bulk cargoes. It was

7.4 million tons from January to April 2018,

accounting for an increase of 353,887 thou-

sand tons compared to the same period of

the previous year.

Liquid bulk (derived from oil and alcohol), the

main type of merchandise moved at the port,

pulled the positive numbers. It was 5.6 million

tons of these products in the first four months,

growing 12% compared to 2017. Solid bulk

(wheat and minerals) also grew. The accumu-

lated was 198 thousand tons in the period,

growing 18% in relation to 2017, when the port

handled 167 thousand tons of these products.

New oil tanker starts operation at Itaqui Port

The "JBU Opal" vessel, flagged by the Marshall

Islands, docked at 6 pm on Wednesday (4) at

the oil pier inaugurated on March 27 this year

at the Itaqui Port, for the first operation carri-

ed out in the new crib, with the discharge of

5,000 metric tons of ethanol.

The beginning of the operation of the Cradle

108, increases the capacity of handling of

liquid bulk of the Port of Itaqui in 40%, which is

equivalent to 4 million metric tons / year.

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Port of Santos

Company docks of the state

of são Paulo (Codesp) wants

to expand draft by at least 30

centimeters in the Port of San-

tos

With this measure, ships will be

able to carry more cargo, in-

creasing the operational ca-

pacity of the marine complex

Ships operating in the Port of

Santos will have an increase of

at least 30 centimeters in the

maximum depth of their depth

- they can reach when navi-

gating the areas of the com-

plex. With this measure, they

will be able to carry more

loads, increasing the opera-

tional capacity of the marine

complex.

National Maritime Agent Day

North Star Shipping Services, represented by

the commercial manager Edmilson Lima,

participated in the celebration of the day of

the marine agent, held in Praça D'Armas of

the Captaincy of the Ports of Alagoas.