The shipping platform

Location: Rosario is situated on the right bank of River Parana at Km 400. General overview: Rosario in recent years has lost the importance of the port for the reason that more modern and efficient grain terminals have been built nearby. The port is divided by 4 terminals: - Puerto Rosario Terminal 1 - Puerto Rosario Terminal 2 - MOP Berths - Grain Elevators VI & VII - APG Terminal - Punta Alvear Terminals: - Terminals 1 & 2 (Operated by Puerto Rosario S.A.) Terminal 1 is considered a MPP terminal (Depth 9.75m). It consists of the following: - 2 Reach Stackers (40t) - 1 Mobile Crane (80t) - 1 Luffing Crane (25t) - 6 Mobile Conveyors - Vegetable Oil Tanks (93,000t with 2 pipelines) (There are planning to discontinue cargo operations at Terminal 2 North berth.) - MOP (Ministry of Public Works) Berths: The berths are owned by the ministry and also include drydock are repairing facilities for small vessels. - VI & VII (Depth 10.6 m // Air Draft 22 m): - 4 Dolphins - 2 Conveyor Belts - Silo Capacity (210,000t) - 8 Telescopic Chutes Annually exports 3 million tons. - APG Terminal (Owned by Cargill): A new terminal for grains, by-products and vegetable oil. It consists of 4 berths. (LOA 282m // Depth 10m //Air Draft 21m) - 1 Belt Conveyor (1,600 t/h) - 1 20" Pipeline (1,100 t/h) Annually exports 2,8 million tons. - Punta Alvear (Owned by Cargill // Depth 9.7m // Air Draft 21m) A grain terminal with 4 dolphins that can accommodate Cape size vessels. Consists of: - 2 Conveyor Belts - 3 Loading Arms (2,000 t/h) - Storage 300,000t Annually exports 6 million tons. The port mainly handles bulk grain, foodstuffs, machinery and general cargo, containers, sugar, iron ore and bulk fertilizers. Traffic figures: Approx. 490 vessels and 12,500,000t of cargo handled annually. Load line zone: Summer.