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MAJOR STORAGE AND LOADING AREAS A total of 50,000 m 2 of warehouse space – enough to store 140,000 tonnes of pulp – has also been built along with the terminal. Expanding the current dock will allow Panamax (length 294, beam 32, draught 12 m) and Post Panamax (length 366, beam 49, draught 15 m) sized vessels to enter the port for cargo loading. “The whole construction process happened in a public space, inside a busy working port. We were never alone, and the port traffic created challenges in scheduling the work to minimise distractions,” Solari describes the special characteristics of the building process. The project also includes constructing a 12,000 m 2 roofed loading area, which will allow loading and unloading of cargo directly to vessels in all weather conditions. Utilising a railway to transport pulp from the mill will be a significant advantage. Five rail tracks will lead directly to the dock, of which two are used for pulp, one for chemicals, and the others for shunting and as spare tracks. IMPACT ON ENTIRE EXPORT SECTOR The rebuilding of the railroad leading from Paso de los Toros to the capital is one of the most significant infrastructure projects in the country’s history. The railway will be 273 kilometres long and run as a double rail for the first 36 kilometres from the Montevideo metropolitan area.

50,000m² people were working on-site at the peak of construction at the new pulp terminal in Montevideo.

of warehouse space, enough to store 140,000 tonnes of pulp, has been built along the terminal.

The whole construction process of the terminal has taken place inside a busy, working port.

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