The North Western Brazilian port of Suape is to have a brand- new sugar terminal. This will require investment of $54 million, of which $21 million will be for infrastructure and the balance for equipment. The concession is held by a consortium consisting of the UK trading company ED&F Man and Agrovia.
The terminal will be built in stages, although operation is due
to commence within 24 months in time for the 2014/15 harvest. It will cover an area of 72,500m2 and occupy an area behind Quay 5, served by a single berth of 324m. Storage capacity will be in the region of 160,000 tonnes of sugar.
Forecast suggests that in 2015, the facility will handle 540,000 tonnes of sugar.
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