The shipping platform

Location: The port of Juruti is located on the right margin of the Amazon River 609 nm from the North Bar. General overview: Juruti is solely for the shipment of Metallurgical Grade Bauxite in Bulk.The port is owned and operated by Alcoa and consists of one berth which is 220 meters long equipped with mooring dolphins and fenders. The bauxite cargo shipped from Juruti is stocked an open, unpaved stockyard at the port and part of this cargo is not washed and may contain a larger quantity of clay, which retains more water, leading to higher TML. The cargo is loaded by means of a conveyor belt system to an automatic shiploader. There is no equipment available to unload bauxite cargo already loaded on board. Load line zone: Tropical. Max. size: LOA: 229 m; draught: 7.9 m; size: 83486 DWT.