The Port of Tarragona records the largest unloading of wood pulp in its history
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Published in 2017
02 Aug
2017
2017
The ship SAGA JANDAIA, sailing under the Chinese flag, unloads 30,000 tonnes of this merchandise at one go
The Port of Tarragona has recorded the largest unloading of paper wood pulp in its history This Tuesday the vessel SAGA JANDAIA, flying the Chinese flag, unloaded 29,434 tonnes of this commodity coming from the port of Itaqui (Brazil). The SAGA JANDAIA docked early on Monday at the facilities of Euroports Iberica General Cargo, on the Moll de Cantàbria dock. It sails under the flag of Hong Kong and has an overall length of 199.20 metres.
Although this is not the first time that a significant amount of wood pulp has been unloaded at the Port, it is nonetheless the first time that the vast majority of the cargo transported (29,434 of the 43,162 tonnes) remains in Tarragona.
The wood pulp arrives in the Port mainly from South America (which produces almost 80% of this material). Countries such as Chile, Brazil or Sweden are the main exporters. After crossing the Atlantic, the ships that transport wood pulp for paper, make their first stop in the Mediterranean: in our Port, most of them at the facilities of Euroports Iberica General Cargo. Once here, their cargo is stored so that it can subsequently be distributed either to customers in the area by land, or to other Mediterranean ports by ship, as is the case of North African destinations, where more than 20,000 tonnes of the SAGA JANDAIA’s cargo is bound for.
Wood pulp is a traffic that has grown considerably in recent years, and represents a clear demonstration of the commitment to diversification that the Port has made in recent years. The Port of Tarragona’s facilities moved a total of 410,147 tonnes of this commodity in 2016.
The Port of Tarragona is working to establish itself as a hub port for paper wood pulp, currently attaining a figure of 500,000 tonnes. This figure, together with the Port’s facilities, makes it the most important port for wood pulp in Spain and the third most important in Europe.
