Wilson Sons starts unloading wind turbine blades at Rio Grande ContainerTerminal
Unprecedented operation at the Rio Grande do Sul terminal presents solutions that the company provides for cargo of non-conventional dimensions
- 23/12/2024
- 3 minutes
Wilson Sons started cabotage operations to unload wind turbine blades via Rio
Grande Container Terminal (in Rio Grande do Sul). The first blade came via the
ALCT2 line of Aliança Navegação e Logística, via the ship Bartolomeu Dias, which
calls at the terminal every week.
After the start of operations, the plan is to handle two more wind blades at Rio Grande
Container Terminal in the next two months on the same ALCT2 line. The cargo comes
from the city of Caucaia, shipped from the Port of Pecém, in Ceará, and headed for
Santana do Livramento, on the Western Border of Rio Grande do Sul.
The operation, unprecedented at the terminal, presents the company’s solutions for
cargo of non-conventional dimensions. The 72.71-metre-long blade was placed on a
flat rack, a mobile piece of equipment used to transport the blade to the ships.
Paulo Bertinetti, CEO of Rio Grande Container Terminal, comments on the start of
operations. “Our terminal is prepared to receive a wide range of cargo, which requires
safe and efficient logistics operations. And this is only possible thanks to the
continuous investments made in operational and process improvements to offer
customized solutions to our clients,” he says. “Using container ships to transport
project cargo results in greater route availability through regular weekly lines. This
operation, due to its large dimensions, demonstrates that shipowners and terminals
are prepared to provide clients with shipping alternatives,” Bertinetti adds.
About Wilson Sons
Recognized for its extensive experience of more than 187 years, Wilson Sons has a
national reach and offers comprehensive solutions to over 5,000 clients, including
shipping companies, importers and exporters, the offshore energy industry,
renewable energy projects, the agribusiness sector, as well as other players across
various economic segments.
Click here to learn more.
Press Relations
Danthi Comunicação Integrada
Gustavo Villela — [email protected] / +55 21 99124 5158
Lúcia Martins — [email protected] / +55 21 98121 6742
