Porto Santana20 Nov 2021 13:43
Expansion of the Port of Santana raises potential for cargo transport and ship traffic in the AP
The port area of ??the municipality of Santana, 17 kilometers from Macapá, began to be thought of in the 1980s. At the time, the goal was to mainly serve the flow of vessels between the states of Amapá and Pará, separated by the Amazon River.
However, over the years, the flow grew and in 1982 the first installations took place and in December 2002 the Companhia Docas de Santana (CDSA) was inaugurated, a public company that manages the port.
With a 200-meter long pier, CDSA started to play an essential role in Amapá's infrastructure. One of the positive points is the depth of the port area, contributing to the mooring of large ships.
Despite this, studies show that the draft of ships can reach close to 12 meters. With that, the vessels can receive up to 5,000 tons more of cargo. In this way, the port area would receive not only handysize ships, with a capacity of 40 thousand tons, but also panamax ships, with a capacity of more than 100 thousand tons.
Peak and slow recovery
Companhia Docas de Santana already boarded 230 ships in 2012, at the height of the mineral sector in Amapá, when more than 7.5 million tons of products were transported. In 2020, for example, this quantity was much smaller, with 49 ships loaded, with a movement of 1.5 million tons.
The longer it takes to load a ship, the longer the waiting time in line, increasing the cost. And this is one of the major bottlenecks in the port sector in Amapá.
Present and future solutions
The docks are only able to receive two ships at a time. Alternatives may come from the private sector, where two companies have announced projects to build private ports in the areas of grain and fuel. The completion forecast is within 5 years.
Another novelty is that the Santana Docks will receive a container terminal, which will operate in a space with the capacity to store up to 300 pieces of equipment per month. The base will function as a warehouse, where the containers, after storage, can be sent to other ports in the Amazon region.
In addition, the storage area of ??the docks, used by private companies, stands out. The company Caramuru Alimentos has silos to store up to 21 tons of soy bran, while the Cianport company can store up to 54,000 tons of corn and soy.
The dock area still has around 100,000 tonnes of iron ore waiting to be shipped abroad. There is also the Amapá Celulose area that works with the shipment of chips, for the manufacture of paper and derivatives.
Potential
The Port of Santana, at the mouth of the Amazon River, is considered strategic for the company's investments aimed at transporting the production of grain harvested in the Midwest.
One of the benefits of the port is the reduction in travel time to Europe compared to other ports, by at least 3 days.
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