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Construction work on the new cargo terminal at the Port of Paranaguá, managed by the company Klabin, should be completed later this year and, with that, cargo handling operations focused on cellulose may begin
The pulp production company Klabin has been carrying out works for the construction of a new cargo handling terminal at the Port of Paranaguá. During last Thursday (14/04), it revealed that the works should be completed during the beginning of the second half of 2022. And with that, pulp export operations could be started later this year, according to projections from the company.
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Construction work on Klabin's cargo handling terminal at the Port of Paranaguá will be completed in 2022, according to projections by the pulp company
Klabin, a giant in the pulp production sector in the national territory, commented this past Tuesday on the deadline for completion of the construction of its new terminal in the Port of Paranaguá and stated that the works should be completed in the beginning of the second half of the year. year 2022, so that cargo handling operations focused on this product be started already after delivery of the terminal.
The investment made by pulp manufacturer Klabin is budgeted at around BRL 120 million, with an industrial unit in Telêmaco Borba, in Campos Gerais and, after the start of works in June 2021, the delivery of the terminal is getting closer. Klabin's new terminal has an area of 27.530 square meters and was purchased by the company in an auction held by Portos do Paraná in August 2019, with a contract scheduled for an initial 25 years, which can be expanded by up to 45, if the company so wishes. continue with the management of cargo handling activities.
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After two decades without new concessions within the Port of Paranaguá, the concession and delivery of the area that is being used for Klabin's new terminal was carried out during 2020 and, by 2021, the company sought all the licenses necessary for the start of works. Now, Klabin is getting closer and closer to starting its new commitment within cargo handling with a focus on exporting pulp directly from the national territory.
Construction of the terminal is well advanced and the president of the Port of Paranaguá reaffirms the complex's commitment to the company's new cargo handling operations
According to data from Klabin's Director of Operational Planning, Logistics and Supplies, Sandro Ávila, construction work on the company's new terminal at the Port of Paranaguá is well advanced for the initial schedule. Thus, one of the main structures for operations, the external rail access, is practically completed, with a new slope crossing Avenida Portuária and the next steps are already well underway in the area.
With that, the president of Portos do Paraná, Luiz Fernando Garcia, comments on the importance of developing new cargo handling operations at the port and states that “Klabin, a large company, hopes that this efficiency will be reflected in a commercial advantage. Our obligation is to collaborate in the development of the work and ensure that the operations are carried out in the most efficient way possible, whether they are cargo reception by land or loading on the ship”.
The current phase of construction is counting on 180 workers and, with that, the construction project for the new terminal focused on pulp export has contributed to guaranteeing more job opportunities for residents of the Porto de Paranaguá region.
