Pecém Port receives rail shipment for completion of Transnordestina railway

Pecém Port begun, on late February, an unprecedented operation to receive 33,900 metric tons of rail tracks destined for the completion of the Transnordestina railway, the port authority said.

The vessel Spruce Arrow is expected to remain berthed at the Ceará terminal until early March, when unloading of the rails — manufactured in China — is scheduled to be completed. Combined with existing stock stored at the Salgueiro Industrial Plant in Pernambuco state, the shipment means the Transnordestina project now has enough rails to complete the entire railway.

The cargo consists of 23,585 rails measuring 24 meters each, which will undergo a welding process before installation along the line. The volume is sufficient to build approximately 283 kilometers (176 miles) of main railway track.

The unloading operation, carried out jointly by terminal operators Tecer and Unilink, is handling an average of 3,000 tons of rails per day.

“This unprecedented operation marks a strategic milestone for our port, reinforcing Pecém as a gateway for major infrastructure projects,” said Max Quintino, president of the Pecém Complex.

Part of the newly arrived rails will be used in Lot 11 of the railway, near the line’s connection to Pecém, where infrastructure works are currently underway. A superstructure construction site will also be installed in the area to support track assembly.

The remaining rails will be used across other sections of the project. According to the port authority, construction works on all segments of the Transnordestina railway in Ceará are currently mobilized.

Source: Porto do Pecém

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