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Pioneers at Río Paraguay

The success story of Terport

The Río Paraguay rises in Brazil, flows through Bolivia and Paraguay before it reaches the Atlantic Ocean in Argentina. It is one of the most important rivers for transportation and logistics within South America. A network of ports is located along the river as it meanders southward with a long history - the locals call it "water that goes to water". One of the most successful pioneers of container handling in the region is port operator Ricardo dos Santos, Executive Director of Terport San Antonio and Villeta. At both ports, Terport relies on Liebherr cranes.

Terport Villeta in a nutshell

First stop in, last stop out
Due to its geographically favourable location, the terminal is the first stop for imports and the last for exports in the area of the capital Asunción.
Independent of water level
Even in times of extremely low water levels the terminal is able to operate 365 days per year without any limitations.
Pivot on the Río Paraguay
A total of 90,000 TEU of empty and full containers are handled per year. This corresponds to more than 50 % of the total container traffic in Paraguay.

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"It is key for Paraguay to have the best possible supply chain for exports and imports in order to compete with economies that have sea access.

And it is key for the success of the company, to be the best connection between Paraguay and the world.

To achieve this target, Terport is a pioneer in the use of new and innovative technologies."

Ricardo dos Santos, Executive Director of Terport

FCC 280 - The innovative low weight multi-tool

A key factor for the success of the terminal is the fast and smooth transfer between ship and truck - a job being done by two Liebherr FCC 280. A special highlight of the cranes is that they are powered by onshore electricity and thus operate with local zero emissions.

Compact: Space-saving design
Due to the small diameter of the crane base column, a minimum area is taken up on the pier. As a result, there is sufficient space for continuing logistics even at smaller quay edges.
Long: 38 m outreach
With its outreach of 38 m, the cylinder-luffing crane enables the efficient unloading of vessels up to Panamax beam respectively eight rows of containers.
Fast: 50 containers per hour
Each FCC 280 can lift 25 containers per hour. For the Terport terminal in Villeta, this means handling up to 50 containers per hour.

"The very first FCC in Paraguay – this is how the successful cooperation between Liebherr and Terport began. Since then, the volume of container handling in the region has risen sharply.

A large outreach and a reliable performance are the customer's needs, which is the success formular of our FCC series. Accordingly, we look forward to continuing to work closely with our great partner Terport."

Tim Ladendorf, Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock GmbH

"Terport is a family company, placing high value in developing long-lasting relationships with our business partners.

This is our second port and we have done a lot of things differently, but we have stuck to one thing: We have once again chosen Liebherr cranes."

Ricardo dos Santos, Executive Director of Terport

Future success

Paraguay is a steadily growing country. Already, the Terport Villeta Terminal handles large volumes of Paraguay's total container traffic. Taking into account the increasing trade volume, container handling will increase even further in the coming years.

From the very beginning, the port was designed to operate with up to four fixed cargo cranes at the pier. With the installation of two more cranes to follow in the next few years, more containers will be handled at the port.

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