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With the six new silos expected to be delivered in the second half of the year, Porto Ponta do Félix will achieve an even more efficient infrastructure for the storage of cargo such as barley, malt and wheat
Located in the Antonina region, on the coast of Paraná, the Porto Ponto do Felix announced during this last Monday, (02/05), a new investment in the place. Thus, a total of BRL 45 million will be applied to improve the cargo storage infrastructure and build six new silos, focusing on operations with products such as barley, malt and wheat throughout 2022.
Investment of BRL 45 million in works for the construction of new silos will guarantee Porto Ponta do Félix a quality infrastructure for operations with different loads
The administration of Porto Ponta do Félix announced a new infrastructure investment package that will be carried out throughout this first half of the year. Thus, within the plan, a total of R$ 45 million will be invested in the construction of six new cargo storage silos. In addition, each silo will have a static capacity of 6,7 tons, totaling 40 tons, which will be essential for operations at the complex in Paraná.
The investment package also foresees an expansion of the port area to achieve an even more adequate infrastructure for storage and cargo transport operations. In this way, the construction of a new warehouse for fertilizers will also be carried out in an area of 17 thousand square meters, with capacity for 120 thousand tons. The site currently has 65 thousand square meters of storage infrastructure, with static capacity estimated at 270 thousand tons in total.
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And, with the development of the new infrastructure plan in the port, Ponta do Félix will achieve a new expansion perspective for cargo storage. Furthermore, the expansion works are already underway and, after all stages are concluded, the estimated static capacity rises to 430 thousand tons. The construction of the new six silos will be essential for the storage of barley, malt and wheat and the final delivery forecast is for the second semester. This is one of the biggest infrastructure contributions that the port has made in recent years to improve the efficiency of operations.
Infrastructure plan focused on the construction of new silos will be essential to maintain the partnership with companies that signed a long-term contract
Some companies had already closed a previous long-term contract with the administration of Porto Ponta do Félix during the last few months. Thus, the construction of new silos will preferably serve these companies over a total period of 10 years for cargo storage. The companies in question are the Petrópolis breweries, from Rio de Janeiro, maker of several beer brands, among them Petra and Itaipava; and the Uruguayan Barley, a malt supplier.
With that, the president of Porto Ponta do Félix, Gilberto Birkhan, commented on the investment and highlighted the search for improvements and modernization of cargo storage operations. The executive stated that “Investments are focused on equipment, with the installation of concrete silos, which allow less impact of external temperature on the quality of stored products. In this way, we promote the integrity of the products and gain in quality of what reaches the producers”.
Porto Ponta do Félix achieved great results during 2021 and the construction of new silos will be essential for the continuity of this growth. Thus, there was an expansion of its portfolio of operations, improvements to the maritime structure and investments in expansion works that guaranteed more than 70% growth in 2021.
