Q: What is the minimum depth the
Uruguay river has in the port?
A: 33 feet.
Q: What is the maximum
tonnage a ship can load?
A: 60.000 tons. approx.
Q: What is the storage
capacity of the plant?
A: 70.000 tons. Wheat base.
Q: What is the loading
rate of ships in the terminal?
A: 17.000 ton/day. Wheat base.
Q: What kind of vessels
can operate in the port?
A: Panamax type ships or lesser
ones.
Q: Is there a barge
unloading system?
A: Yes, it is done with two
pieces of equipment: crane and
grab, plus a shuttle with a
pneumatic system
Q: What is the unloading
rate of barges?
A: 10.000 ton/day. Wheat base.
Q: Can ships be
unloaded?
A: Yes, as long as the ship has
its own crane.
Q: What is the unloading
rate of ships?
A: 6.500 ton/day Wheat base,
depending on the ship equipment.
Q: Can trucks or
railroad cars be unloaded?
A: There are two platforms for
the unloading of trucks.
However, there is no railroad.
Q: What is the truck
unloading rate?
A: 10 trucks per hour.
Q: What are the
warehouses for grain storage
like?
A: There are 20 vertical
concrete silos (only for grains)
and 2 horizontal silos (for
grains and/or sub-products)
Q: What facilities do
the grain storage warehouses
have?
A: They all have temperature
control and an airation system
to cool the product.
Q: How many scales does
the terminal have?
A: It has one for trucks, and
two flow ones: one in the pier
for the unloading of barges and
another in the plant for ship
loading.
Q: Are there facilities
to prepare the goods if
necessary?
A: There is a grain drying plant
and pre-cleaning equipment.
Q: What is the working
schedule of the terminal when
the pier is in operation?
A: From the arrival of the ship
or barge at the terminal, it
works without any extra charge.
Q: Apart from the
terminal expenses, what other
expenses do I have to operate in
this port?
A: Only the cost of the quality
control company and that of the
customs broker. There are no
stevedore charges.
Q: How does the terminal
inform about the operations?
A: All data is published daily
on our web page. The client can
access it by using his password
and key: tons checked in and out
everyday, temperature control,
stock, statement of facts of
each ship and barge, etc.
Q: Does the terminal
handle loads with loss of
identity?
A: Only at the client’s request.
In other cases, the identity and
traceability of the product are
preserved.
Q: What volumes of loads
are moved through the terminal?
A: In 2003 720.000 MT, in 2004
820.000 MT and in 2005 850.000
MT*.
Q: How does the customs
system work inside the port?
A: As a free port. The goods do
not enter the country while they
remain inside the port area.
That is particularly beneficial
for imports or loads in transit.
Besides, for bulk loads, there
is a maximum tolerance of 5% of
difference between the tons
checked in and those checked
out. |
