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Wood Chips Operations Uruguay

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The port of Montevideo exported over 750,000 tons of wood chips in 2008. Wood is harvested and chipped at mills before being transported by truck to the port, where two belt conveyors unload two trucks simultaneously into a vessel's hold. It takes approximately 65 trucks making 1,900 loads over 8 days to load an average of 38,500 tons of wood chips onto a vessel at a rate of 300 tons per hour.

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Wood Chip operations at the port of Montevideo, Uruguay
The port of Montevideo is run by the National Port Administration (Administraci坦n Nacional de Puertos or ANP). The port of Montevideo is located on the left bank of the River Plate at a latitude of 34尊 55卒S and a longitude of 56属 14卒W. The port of Montevideo has shown a steady growth in traf鍖c for many years. Commercial cargo volumes have more than doubled from 4.3 million tones in 2000 to 9.1 million tones in 2008. Passenger Traf鍖c: passenger traf鍖c is Main categories of cargo in 2008: becoming another key element of Containers: 54,4% Montevideo's port economy: General cargo: 9,3% Ferry Traf鍖c: 500.000 passengers and 65.000 vehicles carried. Bulk cargo: 36,3% Cruise traf鍖c: 120.000 passengers
During 2008, Uruguay exported 1.9 million tons of forest products (Montevideo Port only). Over 750.000 tones of woodchips were exported in 2008.
Wood Chip: Wood Processing After the harvest operation, the wood is loading into trucks and is delivered to the mills. In the mills, the wood is cleaned with pressure water, chipped and storage in a pile, waiting to be delivered to the port.
Wood Chip: Vessel loading The wood chips are delivered to the port by trucks. To load 38.500* tons is required 1900 truck loads. Is used 65 trucks during 8 days. *Average of tons per vessel loaded in 2008 At the port there are 2 belt conveyors that have the capacity to unload 2 trucks at the same time. This belt conveyor goes directly to the hold of the vessel.
Wood Chip: Operations in the vessel The wood chips are loading with an average of 300 ton/hour. The wood chips are distributed by two loaders in the hold of the vessel. Every hold is loaded with different amount of wood chips in order to stabilize the vessel until it 鍖nished loading.
Summary of the operation at the port of Montevideo 750.000 tones of wood chips were exported in 2008 65 trucks do an average of 1900 loads to carry the wood chips to the port. The vessel remains at the port an average of 8 days.
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Wood Chips Operations Uruguay

  • 1. Wood Chip operations at the port of Montevideo, Uruguay
  • 2. The port of Montevideo is run by the National Port Administration (Administraci坦n Nacional de Puertos or ANP). The port of Montevideo is located on the left bank of the River Plate at a latitude of 34尊 55卒S and a longitude of 56属 14卒W. The port of Montevideo has shown a steady growth in traf鍖c for many years. Commercial cargo volumes have more than doubled from 4.3 million tones in 2000 to 9.1 million tones in 2008. Passenger Traf鍖c: passenger traf鍖c is Main categories of cargo in 2008: becoming another key element of Containers: 54,4% Montevideo's port economy: General cargo: 9,3% Ferry Traf鍖c: 500.000 passengers and 65.000 vehicles carried. Bulk cargo: 36,3% Cruise traf鍖c: 120.000 passengers
  • 3. During 2008, Uruguay exported 1.9 million tons of forest products (Montevideo Port only). Over 750.000 tones of woodchips were exported in 2008.
  • 4. Wood Chip: Wood Processing After the harvest operation, the wood is loading into trucks and is delivered to the mills. In the mills, the wood is cleaned with pressure water, chipped and storage in a pile, waiting to be delivered to the port.
  • 5. Wood Chip: Vessel loading The wood chips are delivered to the port by trucks. To load 38.500* tons is required 1900 truck loads. Is used 65 trucks during 8 days. *Average of tons per vessel loaded in 2008 At the port there are 2 belt conveyors that have the capacity to unload 2 trucks at the same time. This belt conveyor goes directly to the hold of the vessel.
  • 6. Wood Chip: Operations in the vessel The wood chips are loading with an average of 300 ton/hour. The wood chips are distributed by two loaders in the hold of the vessel. Every hold is loaded with different amount of wood chips in order to stabilize the vessel until it 鍖nished loading.
  • 7. Summary of the operation at the port of Montevideo 750.000 tones of wood chips were exported in 2008 65 trucks do an average of 1900 loads to carry the wood chips to the port. The vessel remains at the port an average of 8 days.