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Uruguayan Ports

General overview, geographical location, draft restriction & accessibility

From To Distance in Kms Transit time
Nueva Palmira San Lorenzo 310 Kms 16 hrs. aprox.
Nueva Palmira Asunción 1630 Kms 8 days aprox.
Nueva Palmira Minga Guazú crushing plant 1900 Kms 10 days aprox.
Nueva Palmira Puerto Aguirre 2780 Kms 18 days aprox.
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From To Distance in Kms Transit time
Nueva Palmira Montevideo Pilot Station (via Martin Garcia Channel) 283 Kms 14 hrs. aprox.
Nueva Palmira Montevideo Pilot Station (via E. Mitre Channel) 440 Kms 30 hrs. aprox.

Upto Loa Max. Draft :

Panamax size 9,75 mtrs FW

Over Panamax size according to REMAGA table: www.comisionriodelaplata.org

Admitted Draught LENGTH BREADTH
31′ 00″ (9,45 m) >245 m upto 255 m Upto 32,60 m
30′ 00″ (9,14 m) >245 m upto 255 m 32,60 upto 35,00 m
29’00” (8,84 m) >255 m upto 266 m 35,00 upto 41,00 m
28’00” (8,53 m) >266 m upto 277 m 41,00 upto 44,00 m

 

Via Emilio Mitre channel-Parana Bravo: 10,05 mtrs FW subject to tide & Parana Pilot recommendation.

General particular of Nueva Palmira’s Terminals

NAVIOS TERMINAL

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More about NAVIOS

  1. Owned by Navíos Corporation
  2. One pier allocation for vessels with 300 meters length, equipped by One mobile ship-loader
  3. Loading rate 3.900 mt/h for Iron Ore and 2.400 mt/h for grains
  4. No restrictions up to “Baby cape” sized vessels. Draft alongside 38 ft fw, 0 tide level.
  5. Storage capacity 700.000 Mtons Iron Ore.
  6. One pier allocation for barges , equipped by two cranes
  7. Discharge rate 2.000 mt/h for Iron Ore and 1.200 mt/h for grains (bss two cranes)
  8. Working hours: 24 hrs day/ shinc.
  9. Bunkers not available at Terminal, discharge bilge water, slop, garbage as well.
  10. Provisions, Stores, Spares delivered by Boat.
  11. Fresh Water – Available & free
  12. Use of 2 Tugboats compulsory, for berthing / unberthing maneouvers.
  13. Max. air draft. 22,5 MTS.
  14. Vessels berth by starboard side only.
  15. Water density normally is 0,9985.
  16. NOR usual tendered upon arrival at first place of anchorage / roads.
  17. Holidays: January 01st – May 01st – July 18th – August 25th & December 25th

NAVIOS ports pictures

Terminal Graneleras Uruguayas s.a. - TGU

Website : www.tgu.com.uy/

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Terminal ONTUR - Nueva Palmira

Website : www.ontur.com.uy/

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Administracion Nacional de Puertos - ANP

Website : www.anp.com.uy/

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Nueva Palmira: convenient economical outlet

Nueva Palmira as Uruguayan exportation port of national commodities

Total cargoes (load/disch/transhipment) handled at Nueva Palmira’s port

- year 2015 -
Uruguayan Barley : 225.972 MT
2%
Uruguayan Wheat : 591.702 MT
6%
Uruguayan SBS : 2.360.476 MT
23%
Paraguayan Wheat : 122.677 MT
1%
Paraguayan SBS : 2.593.157 MT
26%
Paraguayan SBM : 736.262 MT
7%
Fertilizer : 454.615 MT
5%
Cement/Clinker : 154.250 MT
2%
Other incl. project cargo : 348.255
3%
GRAND TOTAL : 8.056.391 MT
100%

Ports pictures