Antaq has approved the tender for a new grain terminal at the port of Itaqui´. This will be known as Tegram. Four groups of storage capacity will be offered, each operated individually and integrated into a rail reception system. The terminal will cover an area of 119,324m2, with the rail facility occupying a further 41,982m2.
Initially, the terminal will handle 5mt (million tonnes) per annum, but after seven years capacity will be expanded so that by 2024 it will be able to handle 10mt per annum. It is expected that soya will be the principal commodity.
First phase investment should amount to $155 million and in the second to $48 million.
Barry Cross