The Port
Puerto Drummond: features state-of-the-art technology for handling dry bulk cargo and is among the ports with the highest loading capacity in the world.
The pier has the capacity to berth up to four Cape Size vessels. This facility allows the loading of two ships simultaneously.
Located in Ciénaga, Magdalena, the port operates as a high-capacity storage and cargo facility.
Project
Puerto Drummond
Metric tons exported:
29,7 million
Operations beginning:
1995
Direct Load Beginning:
March 31, 2014
Load capacity:
60 million metric tons per year
Loading systems
High technology
Two direct loading systems with a capacity of 8,000 tons/hour each.
The system allows the loading of Handy, Supra max, Panamax, Cape Size or New Castle Max vessels.
The dock has systems for drainage, containment, and management of industrial wastewater, dust suppression, and water spraying.
Currently, at Puerto Drummond, we can store up to 1.5 million metric tons of coal. This coal is stored according to its quality properties, which allows us to prepare blends that meet the quality requirements of each of our customers at the moment of shipment.
Investment
US $440 million
The direct loading system and the expansion of the coal storage yard were completed.
Conveyor belts
8,000 metric tons/hour
The port has 3 railcar turners for coal unloading (single, double, quadruple).
Storage
Yards
1,5 million
Certifications
Puerto Drummond has ISO 45001 certifications in industrial safety and occupational health, ISO 14001 certifications in environmental management, and BASC, PBIP, and AEO certifications in physical security, port security, and supply chain.
Regulation of Technical Operating Conditions
Drummond Port Terminal
Resolution #1144
