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Suape Port is a Brazilian International Port located in the city of Ipojuca

Ipojuca

Ipojuca is a municipality in Pernambuco. As of 2009 the population according to IBGE was 75,512 and the per capita income was R$76.418 making it one of the highest in Brazil. The settlement dates to 1560, but the official founding date is 1861 and the community was incorporated as a town in 1864...

state of Pernambuco

Pernambuco

Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...

, among the municipalities of Ipojuca and Cabo de Santo Agostinho

Cabo de Santo Agostinho

Cabo de Santo Agostinho is 35 km south of the city of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. Although the official Portuguese discovery of Brazil was by Pedro Cabral on April 21, 1500, some historians believe that Vicente Yáñez Pinzón already had set anchor in a bay in Cabo de Santo Agostinho on January...

, inside the Recife metropolitan area

Recife metropolitan area

Recife Metropolitan Area is the largest urban metropolitan area of the Northeast/North regions and the fifth in Brazil with 3,768,902 inhabitants in 2008.Is among with another large cities the first nine established metropolitan regions in Brazil...

and distant 40 km South of the capital (Recife

Recife

Recife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper...

). Suape serves ships 365 days a year without any restriction with regard to tidal schedules. Suape is one of the most important harbour and container terminals in northeast of Brazil playing an important role in the economy of the state of Pernambuco. Suape has started in the 21st Century to be Pernambuco's motive power toward development. Huge national and international investments are being attracted by its logistic qualities, of which, until 2010, more than US$ 10 billion dollars are expected.

Origins

The complex was designed by then the state Governor Francisco de Moura. Its name originates from Suape beach, the most southern beach of Cabo de Santo Agostinho

Cabo de Santo Agostinho

. However, the port is actually in the municipality of Ipojuca

Ipojuca

. Its design is based on Port-Industry integrated system used in countries such as France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

and Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. The construction of the port was scheduled to operate fuels and bulk cereals, replacing the Recife port

Recife port

Recife Port, is located in Recife Antigo in the city of Recife. This international port serves the RMR and has two main operational areas: Cruises and cargo. Its located on the eastern island of Recife antigo on the banks of rivers Capibaribe and Beberibe...

. On November 7 of 1978 a law state created the company Suape Industrial Port Complex to manage the development of the project and the port itself. Today, it is one of the largest ports in Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

and has been considered the most technologically advanced as well. Its area of influence covers the whole state of Pernambuco

Pernambuco

and larges parts of Alagoas

Alagoas

Alagoas is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco ; Sergipe ; Bahia ; and the Atlantic Ocean . It occupies an area of 27,767 km², being slightly larger than Haiti...

and Paraiba

Paraíba

Paraíba Paraíba Paraíba (Tupi: pa'ra a'íba: "bad to navigation"; Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east...

states.

Port Structure

Suape Port, serves ships 365 days a year without any restrictions with regard to tidal schedules. To assist in the docking operation of the ships, the port offers a monitoring system and laser ship docking system that enables effective, secure control and upholds the same technical standards as the most important ports across the globe. The port moves over than 8.4 million tons in 2008 of cargo a year (has increased 7 times since 1992). The liquid transfer (petroleum by-products, chemical products, ethanol

Ethanol

Ethanol, also called ethyl alcohol, pure alcohol, grain alcohol, or drinking alcohol, is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid. It is a psychoactive drug and one of the oldest recreational drugs. Best known as the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, it is also used in thermometers, as a...

, vegetable oils, etc.) constitutes more than 80% of the movement. The port can serve ships of up to 170,000 DWT and operational draft

Draft (hull)

The draft of a ship's hull is the vertical distance between the waterline and the bottom of the hull , with the thickness of the hull included; in the case of not being included the draft outline would be obtained...

of 14.50 m. With 27 km² of backport, the internal and external ports offer the necessary conditions for serving large ships. The access canal has 5,000 m extension, 300 m width and 15.5 m depth . More than 96 Companies from almost all industries are already installed or trying to get installed in Suape, including a Petrobras Refinary, the largest Ship Builder in South America (Atlantico Sul) and a large Petrochemical Company.

Accessibility

Highways

The Port has access by Federal road BR 101 and state road PE 060. Also, at 35 km Northwest interconnect with BR 232, Federal highway which criss-cross the state in the West direction.

Airways

The Guararapes International Airport

Guararapes International Airport

Recife/Guararapes-Gilberto Freyre International Airport is the airport serving Recife, Brazil. The name Guararapes is a reference to the Guararapes Battle, fought in the surrounding area...

from Recife

Recife

, is located 25 km North.
The Maceió

Maceió

Maceió is the capital and the largest city of the coastal state Alagoas, Brazil. The name "maceió" is of Indian origin, and designates the natural spontaneously courses of water which flow out of the soil...

airport is located 210 km South, João Pessoa

João Pessoa

João Pessoa , is the capital city of the state of Paraíba, was founded in 1585 and sometimes called the city where the sun rises first, is a Brazilian city and the easternmost city in the Americas at 34º47'38"W, 7º9'28"S. Local residents call its easternmost point Ponta do Seixas. It is also...

airport is located 160 km North and; it is located from the state

Pernambuco

airports such as Caruaru

Caruaru

Caruaru is a Brazilian city in the Pernambuco state. The most populous city in the interior of the state, it's located in the zone named Agreste and because of its cultural importance, it's known by its people as the Capital do Agreste and Princesinha do Agreste.130 kilometers from...

(160 km W), and Petrolina

Petrolina

Petrolina is a city located in the southernmost point of the state of Pernambuco, in Brazil. The population was 281.851 in 2009 in a total area of 4756.8 km²....

(725 km W).

Railways

The general importance of the port for all Northeast region

Northeast Region, Brazil

The Northeast Region of Brazil is composed of the following states: Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe and Bahia, and it represents 18.26% of the Brazilian territory....

(NE) will increase at the end of 2010 with the completion of the Transnordestina (main goods NE trainline with 1,800 km/1,115 mi extent), which will cross 3 and connect 7 States (34 Cities just in Pernambuco) goods/products directly with Suape Port Pe

Pernambuco

and Pecem Port Ce

Ceará

Ceará is one of the 27 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is currently the 8th largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of the main touristic destinations in Brazil. The state capital is the city of...

), with estimated costs of 4.5 BR$. The city of Cabo de Santo Agostinho

Cabo de Santo Agostinho

has also a diesel train called the South train, which connects directly with Recife

Recife

but is just for passenger service.

Logistic Center

Due essentially to Suape port, the international airport

Guararapes International Airport

Recife/Guararapes-Gilberto Freyre International Airport is the airport serving Recife, Brazil. The name Guararapes is a reference to the Guararapes Battle, fought in the surrounding area...

and geographic center location in the northeastern region of Brazil

Brazil

, Recife is considered one of the biggest Logistic Centers in Brazil. Logistic and Communications Economic sector employees 4% of the Recife workforce and over than 9% in the Metropolitan Area

Recife metropolitan area

.Those numbers has tendency to grow up with the conclusion of Transnordestina in 2010. Suape has started in the 21st Century to be Pernambuco's motive power toward development. Huge national and international investments are being attracted by its logistic qualities, of which, until 2010, more than US$ 10 billion dollars are expected.

Origins

Port Structure

Accessibility

Logistic Center

See also