The port of Paranaguá receives the largest shipment of fertilizers in its history. At the exclusive fertilizer dock, 73,310 tonnes of ammonium sulphate have been unloaded since last Friday (13). The forecast is that the operation, which depends on weather conditions, will be completed by this Thursday (19).

According to Portos do Paraná Operations Manager Luiz Teixeira da Silva Júnior, before that the largest shipment of fertilizer received was with the ship Lord Byron, in July 2022. At the time, 64,777 tons of fertilizer at nitrogen and phosphorus base.

“We are getting bigger and more loaded ships thanks to recent investments in maritime infrastructure,” Júnior said. “Works such as the demolition of the Palangana stones and the permanent maintenance dredging have brought operational gains to the terminals, with an increase in depth”.

The Red Marlin vessel is moored at the outer berth of the jetty operated by Fospar, which operates with a draft of 12.30 meters. The vessel is 229 meters long and has the capacity to carry up to 85,000 tons of bulk.

The cargo came from the Chinese port of Tianjin, exported by the Yunnan company, represented in Brazil by Fertibroker. The shipping agency responsible for the ship is Orion.

REFERENCE – The ports of Paraná are the main entry ports for fertilizers in Brazil. In 2022, nearly 10 million tons were imported through the Paranaguá and Antonina terminals. The volume represents 27.5% of all the country receives in fertilizer.

In addition to the private wharf (Fospar), with two exclusive berths, in the Port of Paranaguá there are three preferential berths for vessels loaded with solid bulk exports.

At the public wharf, ships loaded with goods can still dock and unload by any other unoccupied berth. In Antonina there are two berths that can operate the products.

The static storage capacity of the products, in the ports of Paraná, is more than 3 million tons of fertilizer.