Santos Suspends Ultracargo Fuel Operations After Week-Long Fire

SAO PAULO, April 10 (Reuters) – The mayor of Santos suspended on Friday operations at a gas storage warehouse in Brazil after a week-long fireplace on the facility operated by Ultracargo slowed exports from the nation’s largest port.

“With this measure, all the company’s activities in the city are suspended until all legal requirements are met to ensure the site’s safety,” the mayor’s workplace mentioned

Ultracargo, a unit of Brazilian chemical and fuel-distribution firm Grupo Ultra, mentioned its facility had all the time complied with authorized and technical requirements and that it might present any vital clarifications to the mayor.

The fireplace was largely extinguished by Friday morning, with fireplace fighters working to chill the tanks and snuff out flames nonetheless forming within the launched gasoline.

Authorities blocked an entrance to the port for cargo vans close to the Ultracargo facility for a fifth day on Friday though vans have been in a position to entry the Santos facet of the port at evening and the opposite facet, in Guaruja, has been unaffected.

Santos has been unable to export 400,000 tonnes of soybeans and soymeal at a time Brazil accounts for a lot of the world’s provides, soy trade affiliation Abiove instructed Reuters on Thursday.

(Reporting by Gustavo Bonato Editing by W Simon)