The Minas Port group inaugurated this Thursday (4), at Porto do Açu, in São João da Barra, a new storage area, with an investment of R$100 million. The two new warehouses are 6.4 thousand m² each, with a storage capacity of 70 thousand tons, 35 thousand in each of them, focusing on the storage of soybeans and corn. Another area, measuring 11 thousand m², will also be ready to store various products, such as solid fuels.
Installed in the industrial port of São Paulo, Minas Port will be responsible for the movement of its solid fuel cargoes and will also provide storage and transport services for customers in the agricultural sector. The shipment of exported cargo will take place through the Açu Multicargo Terminal (T-Mult).
In addition to the opening of the warehouses, the Minas Port Group is implementing a new logistics concept, which aims to increase productivity via road transport. The company’s fleet of trucks will enter Açu carrying soybeans for storage in warehouses and will carry out reverse logistics, taking solid fuel and fertilizers for distribution mainly in Minas Gerais and Goiás.
The new storage structure aims to further increase competitiveness for the movement of these loads.
According to Porto do Açu, the two new warehouses at Minas Port complement the service structure to offer more services at T-Mult, which already has three covered warehouses, in operation since 2023.
T-Mult Growth
In 2023, T-Mult handled 2.1 million tons, which represented an increase of 33% compared to the same period in 2022. In the last year, new loads were added to the portfolio, including iron ore briquettes, soybeans, corn for export, in addition to salt received by cabotage. T-Mult also acquired seven new customers, totaling 55 in the portfolio. The terminal has been operating for eight years, handling solid bulk and project cargo and had a ramp-up of 43% per year (according to CAGR – compound annual growth rate). The terminal saw growth in export, import and cabotage operations, doubling its operations in just two years.
The forecast is that, by the end of 2024, the T-Mult’s operational dock area will have 500 meters, with a draft of up to 13.1 meters, and a second berth to operate two ships simultaneously. As a result, the terminal’s handling capacity will initially increase to 2.7 million tons per year.
Also considering the expansion of the storage area, it will be possible to double this handling capacity over the next few years, reaching up to 5 million tons, which is what a simultaneous operation of two ships allows.
The venture
Three months away from completing 10 years of operation, Porto do Açu already has 22 companies installed and 7 thousand direct employees, 70% of which are from Campos and SJB.
In 2023, Porto do Açu reached the top of the ranking of organized ports in Brazil in terms of number of vessels (6,377), surpassing the Port of Santos (5,452), and second place in cargo movement. The project grew, on average, around 32% per year, between 2015 and 2023, while the other four largest ports grew, on average, 3% per year.
An efficient alternative for imports and exports, Porto do Açu is now responsible for 6% of all exports in Brazil.
By: Joseli Matias 04/07/2024 15:28 – Atualizado em 05/07/2024 18:03
Source: folha1
Link da Notícia: https://www.folha1.com.br/blogs/blogdajo/2024/07/1300146-dois-novos-armazens-sao-inaugurados-pela-minas-port-no-porto-do-acu.html
