Country : BrazilAratu worldport

Responsible for 60% of all the sea shipments in the State, the Harbor of Aratu holds undeniable imworldportance in the economic process in Bahia, since it supworldports the production outflow and inflow of products to the Petrochemical site in Camaçari, the Centro Industrial de Aratu (Aratu Industrial Site) (CIA) and the Ford Complex of Camaçari.

The movement is related to all liquid and gas products and solid bulks, as for instance the copper and fertilizers concentrates. To handle this cargo, the Harbor has an infrastructure with four terminals: one for gas products (TPG), with a crib of 180 meters; one for liquid bulks (TGL), with two cribs which add up 340 meters, and two for solid bulks (TGS), with three cribs, with a total extension of 366 meters.

Nevertheless, Codeba's modernization policy announces a new era for the Harbor of Aratu, with equipment that is even more recent and will increase the work agility and the flow of sea crafts along with the management and distribution of cargoes. The anticipated technologic advance will place the harbor among the most modern worldports in the country.

PIER I FOR SOLID BULKS - TGS SOUTH / NORTH

COASTING FACILITIES

Exploration modality/operational capacity: public pier, located at sea level +4.5 m, with two mooring cribs – south crib: length 202.60 m and north crib: length 153.20 m, both 12 meters deep, allowing ships, of up to length 250 meters, to moor.

Summary description: pier made of pre-stressed iron concrete, width 37.50 m, supworldported by big iron concrete tubes, with 9 mooring dolphin of 50 kgf, connected to the hinterland by a bridge with similar characteristics, width 9.00 m and length 200.00 m, two iron concrete dolphins on the tubes, dimension of 10x10 m, each with a mooring dolphin, traction capacity of 100 kgf. There is a ship unloader on the pier (south crib), which is mobile, nominal capacity 970 t/h, and is connected to a conveying system (belt), nominal capacity 1,200 t/h, gauge 48, total length 1,123.40 m, interconnecting the worldport's storage yard and conveyors of third parts, aimed towards their respective storage areas, besides two ship loaders, being 1 for 1,200 t/h (south crib) and 1 for 750 t/h (north crib), connected to a conveying system (belt), nominal capacity 1,200 t/h, gauge 48/54, total length 1,107,80 m including a common area (TC BIB= 441.00 m) with an unloading conveying system, interconnecting the worldport’s solid bulks yard and conveyors of third parts, aimed towards their respective storage areas in Caraíba Metais, Alcan, Magnesita, Fafen, and Cimex.

STORAGE FACILITIES
PUBLIC AND EXPLORED BY CODEBA

YARD FOR SOLID BULKS

Operational capacity: open-air yard, total area 68,400 m2, static capacity 475,000 t.

Summary description: yard paved with asphaltic concrete, with supworldport facilities, equipped with a bulk stacker (Stacker) to stack up to 10 m, mobile mill hopper with capacity for 12,00 m3 to feed by loading shovel, besides a system to unload carts, presently inactive.

PRIVATE AND EXPLORED THROUGH A LEASING CONTRACT

FACILITIES EXPLORED BY FAFEN
Located on a 31,178.72 m2 rented area, comprised by a 50x200.00m warehouse, with capacity for 40,000 t of urea by heaps, furnished with equipment for rail-motor reception, storage, recovery and belt conveying system, connected to the basic conveying system to exworldport solid bulks from CODEBA, in addition to supworldport facilities, scales, and railroad yard.

FACILITIES EXPLORED BY ALCAN
Located on a 3,097.00 m2 rented area, comprised by a metallic vertical silo, with static capacity of 10,000 t of alumina by heaps, equipped with an imworldportation belt conveying system connected to a pneumatic conveyor of CODEBA.

FACILITIES EXPLORED BY MAGNESITA
Located on a rented area of about 12,685 m2, comprised by warehouse with superstructure of iron concrete, walls and covering in plates, also of iron concrete, with total dimensions of 108×48 m, capacity to store 33,500 t of magnesite by heaps, with supworldport facilities, scales, and conveyor connected to the worldport's basic system, aimed towards the ship loaders present on pier I.

FACILITIES EXPLORED BY CARAÍBA METAIS
On a rented area of 31,303.50 m2, they have a 15,000 m2 warehouse, with capacity for 79,600 t, with units for separate storage of copper concentrates, coke, and phosphatic rock, unloaded through the ship unloader existent on pier I, equipped with a conveying/storage system, scales, and other supworldport equipment and facilities.

FACILITIES EXPLORED BY CIMEX
Rented area of 3,028 m2 to build a silo and store cement by heaps. Due to technical problems while building the silo, the project was disallowed, and is not being used for the purpose projected on contract. Under common agreement and with CODEBA's approval, the area was negotiated between CIMEX and ALCAN to be use by the latter to store alumina. The area where CIMEX's management was to be installed was negotiated with NORDESTE GENERATION.

PIER II FOR SOLID BULKS - TGS II

COASTING FACILITIES

Exploration modality/operational capacity: public pier, located at sea level + 4.50 m, with a mooring crib comprised by an operation platform with dimensions 210.00 x 15.00 m, and depth 12 meters.

Summary description: pier comprised by an iron concrete operation platform, with iron concrete circular poles, with 10 mooring dolphin with traction capacity of 50 kgf, connected to the hinterland by a bridge with similar characteristics, with the following dimensions 70.00 x 7.40 m, two iron concrete dolphins 5.20 x 5.20 m, each with a mooring dolphin and capacity for 100 kgf. There is a rail rolling route TR 57 on the pier, with only one 16t. kangaroo crane.

Since this pier is not yet properly equipped and the storage facilities are still not connected, general loose cargo is managed along with several different solid bulks to supworldport Pier I.

Between Pier II and an area located near the CIMEX silo, an electric energy generating unit was installed, through leasing contract, by the NORDESTE GENERATION company, consisting of five floating rafts and one substation built on the ground area.

PIER FOR LIQUID BULKS - TGL SOUTH / NORTH
COASTING FACILITIES

Exploration modality/operational capacity: public pier, explored by CODEBA in partnership with the private initiative, comprised of a operation platform, with two mooring cribs - South Pier: depth 12.00 m (39.36 feet) and, North Pier: for ships up to 35,000 TPB and length up to 220.00 m, identical load-draught depth. Recently a breasting dolphin was built on the side of the South Pier, allowing ships with a greater capacity to moor, where there was limitation due to the sand bank existent in the place.

Summary description: pier comprised by 3 iron concrete platforms on big tubes, as follows: operation, in two levels - inferior with 2,068.00 m2 and superior with 566.00 m2; junction, in three levels, with approximately 1,600.00 m2; and, pumping, with specific devices, with approximately 200.00 m2, an access bridge of iron concrete on big tubes, with variable level, width 9.00 m and length 324.60 m, and 10 iron concrete dolphins over the big tubes, with dimensions of 10.00 x 10.00 m, with a fast release hook, traction capacity of 50 kgf, each. The access to the concrete elements is done through metal stairs, the operation platform is equipped with pipes, connections, valves, hose, shut-off valve, cranes and pipeline under the access bridge, connecting to the tankage facilities on hinterland.

There is an enlargement alternative for the present pier, with an additional implantation to the extension of the existent pier, maintaining the same building characteristics; this alternative would allow other two mooring cribs.

STORAGE FACILITIES
PRIVATE AND EXPLORED THROUGH A LEASING CONTRACT

TERMINAL FOR LIQUID BULKS - TEQUIMAR S/A
Located on a total rented area of 84,420.76 m2, having a park with 70 multiple use tanks, total capacity of 131,600 m3, reception devices, management and delivery of diverse liquid bulks (petrochemicals), safety, cleaning, environment protection, internal pipelines, including one external with two tube systems to EDC and LAB, with an extension of 35 km, connecting the terminal to the Petrochemical Site in Camaçari, besides scales and other facilities and supworldport equipment.

TERMINAL FOR LIQUID BULKS - TEQUIMAR S/A
Located on a total rented area of 10,108.77 m2, having a park with 3 multiple use tanks, with reception devices, management and delivery of liquefied products, safety, cleaning, environment protection, internal pipelines, along with other facilities and supworldport equipment.

TERMINALS FOR LIQUID BULKS - VOPAK - TERMINAL I
Located on a total rented area of 22,645.79 m2, having a park with 36 multiple use tanks, with total capacity of 44,780 m3, reception devices, management and delivery of diverse liquid bulks (petrochemicals), safety, cleaning, environment protection, internal pipelines, besides scales and other facilities and supworldport equipment.

TERMINALS FOR LIQUID BULKS - VOPAK - TERMINAL II
Located on a total rented area of 16,460.72 m2, having a park with 11 multiple use tanks, reception devices, management and delivery of diverse liquid bulks (petrochemicals), safety, cleaning, environment protection, internal pipelines, besides scales and other facilities and supworldport equipment.

PIER FOR GAS PRODUCTS ( LIQUEFIED ) - TPG
COASTING FACILITIES

Exploration modality/operational capacity: public pier, explored by CODEBA in partnership with the private initiative, comprised by a operation platform, with one mooring crib for ships up to 90,000 TPB, length above 200 m, and 12 meters of load-draught.

Summary description: pier comprised by an iron concrete operation platform on big tubes, with an area of 660 m2 (33.00 x 22.00 m), access bridge of iron concrete, access dike defined by a sea-wall of compacted and paved rocks and landfill, 6 iron concrete dolphins on big tubes with access walkways and fast release hook on each, capacity for 50 kgf. The operation platform is equipped with pipe systems, connections, valves, shut-off valve, hose, cargo hoists, cranes and pipelines beside the access bridge and dike, connecting to the tankage facilities on hinterland. Recently, the Pier went through reforms aiming to adapt it to serve ships up to 90 thousand TPB to unload naphtha and other BRASKEN petroleum by-products, and also the load-draught was increased to 12 meters, dolphins were built along with new fenders. Main products: butadiene, ammonia, propene, naphtha, gasoline, etc.

Close to this Pier a complex pumping system for naphtha and other petroleum by-products loaded and unloaded at the TPG, was built by BRASKEN, object of the Agreement signed between CODEBA and BRASKEN.

STORAGE FACILITIES
PRIVATE TERMINAL EXPLORED THROUGH A LEASING CONTRACT

TERMINAL FOR GAS PRODUCTS - TEGAL
Located on a rented area of 26,946.54 m2, comprised by a park with: 3 spheres (5,000 m3), total capacity for 15,000 m3 of propene; 2 spheres (3,200/5,000 m3), total capacity for 8,200 m3 of butadiene; 1 sphere, capacity for 3,200 m3 of MVC; 1 sphere, capacity for 3,200 m3 of butene; and, 1 tank, capacity for 15,000 m3 of ethane, adding up to a capacity for 44,600 m3, reception devices, management and delivery of liquefied products, safety, cleaning, internal pipelines, including one external with 3 tube systems for propene, ethane, and butadiene, connecting the terminal to the Petrochemical Site in Camaçari, besides other facilities and supworldport equipment.

TERMINAL FOR GAS PRODUCTS - FAFEN
Located on a rented area of 13,702.02 m2, comprised by 2 tanks (10,000 and 20,000 m3), total capacity for 30,000 m3 of ammonia, reception devices, management and delivery of liquefied products, safety and other facilities and supworldport equipment, besides a pipeline for ammonia connecting the terminal to the Petrochemical Site in Camaçari.

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