Soy Vessel Stranded in Brazil After ‘Problem’ During Maneuvering
SAO PAULO, March 5 (Reuters)– The vessel Aeolian Grace, packed with some 65,000 tonnes of soybeans, has actually been stranded in Brazil’s São Francisco do Sul port considering that Wednesday, authorities claimed in a declaration on Thursday.
Authorities claimed they were still examining whether there were any kind of problems to the ship and also had actually not determined any kind of oil leakages.
The ship’s location was Singapore, according to authorities at the state-owned port of São Francisco do Sul in the southerly state of Santa Catarina.
The vessel was hired by Xiamen C&D and also was predestined for China, according to information put together byshipping representative Cargonave.
On Wednesday, the delivery representative claimed all berthing and also unberthing at the port was terminated after a trouble took place throughout handling by the Aeolian Grace.
The soy vessel unberthed at 37 mins after twelve o’clock at night on Wednesday, at which time sea and also wind problems sufficed for separation, port authorities claimed.
Last year, 5.7 million tonnes of Brazilian grains, consisting of soybeans and also corn, were exported out of São Francisco do Sul, according to Cargonave, which rated it as Brazil’s 8th biggest grains port in 2019. (Reporting by Roberto Samora Writing by Ana Mano Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and also Jonathan Oatis)
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