Pier nbr. 1 – SITIO 0 TERMINAL / OPEN BERTH
Max loa: 230 METERS
Max beam 38 METERS
Airdraft: 18,50 mtrs. (if ldng through terminal)
21,00 mtrs. (if ldng by-product direct via shore conveyors belts)
Max. slng draft: 13,10 METERS, DURING H/TIDE
Tide restriction: FR VSSLS LDD AT MORE THAN 12,20 METERS
Bottom: SOFT MUD.
NAABSA clause must be incorporated.
Sailing restriction: TOWAGE COMPULSORY.
Method of loading: elevator/belts (grains)
shore conveyors belts (by-products)
Working hours: M/F 07:00-19:00, Sat 07:00-13:00
Overtime: Sat 13:00 till Mon 07:00, M/F 19:00-07:00
Loading rate: abt. 900 mt/h (grain via elevator)
500 mt/h (by-products via “two” conveyors belts)
Maximum number of gangs: ONE (elevator)
TWO (conveyor belts)
Storage capacity: 80k abt. (terminal SITIO 0)
Fresh Water: YES (UNFIT FR HUMAN CONSUMPTION)

storage capacity:
=
presently 36.000 tns. (grain)
on may (expected) 84.000 tns. (grain)
on december (expected) 129.000 tns. (grain)

Pier nbr. 3 – Quequen ACA elevator
Max loa: 230
Max beam 38
Airdraft: 18 mtrs. (to fill up cgo holds 12-13 mtrs)
Max. slng draft 43 ft during h/tide
Tide restriction: Yes, fr vssls ldd at more than 41’
Bottom: soft mud.
NAABSA clause must be incorporated.
Sailing restriction: Towage compulsory.
Method of loading: Elevator/belts.
Working hours: M/F 07:00-19:00, Sat 07:00-13:00
Overtime: Sat 13:00 till Mon 07:00, M/F 19:00-07:00
Loading rate: abt. 1500 tph. (two line)
Fresh Water: Yes (unfit fr human consumption)

Pier nbr. 4/5 – Quequen TQQ elevator
Max loa: 230
Max beam 38
Airdraft: 18 mtrs. (to fill up cgo holds 12-13 mtrs)
Max. slng draft 43 ft during h/tide
Tide restriction: Yes, fr vssls ldd at more than 41’
Bottom: soft mud.
NAABSA clause must be incorporated.
Sailing restriction: Towage compulsory.
Method of loading: Elevator/belts.
Working hours: M/F 07:00-19:00, Sat 07:00-13:00
Overtime: Sat 13:00 till Mon 07:00, M/F 19:00-07:00
Loading rate: abt. 1800/2000 tph. (two line)
Fresh Water: Yes (unfit fr human consumption)

Pier nbr. 6 – Quequen TQQ elevator
Max loa: 200
Max beam 32
Airdraft: 18 mtrs.
Max. slng draft 39/40 ft
Tide restriction: No
Bottom: soft mud.
NAABSA clause must be incorporated.
Sailing restriction: Towage compulsory.
Method of loading: Elevator/belts.
Working hours: M/F 07:00-19:00, Sat 07:00-13:00
Overtime: Sat 13:00 till Mon 07:00, M/F 19:00-07:00
Loading rate: abt. 1800/2000 tph. (two line)
Fresh Water: Yes (unfit fr human consumption)

Pier nbr. 9/10 – open berth (normally used to discharge fert)
Max loa: 200
Max beam 38
Airdraft: Nil
Max. draft 11,90m
Tide restriction: on entrance
Bottom: soft mud.
Sailing restriction: Towage compulsory.
Method of discharging: ships crane / shore grabs
Working hours: M/F 07:00-19:00, Sat 07:00-13:00
Overtime: Sat 13:00 till Mon 07:00, M/F 19:00-07:00
Normally, two gangs used.
Disch-rate: abt. 500 tph. (two line)
Fresh Water: Yes (unfit fr human consumption)

Fertilizer also can be discharged through pier nbr. 1, but this
berth is usually used to load by-product.

Pier nbr. 12 – open berth (normally used to discharge Fuel Oil)

Max LOA: 230 METERS
Max beam 38 METERS
Airdraft: NONE
Max. Entrance draft: 12.40 METERS. (AA)
Tide restriction: ENTRANCE
Bottom: SOFT MUD.
Sailing restriction: TOWAGE COMPULSORY.
Fresh Water: YES (UNFIT FR HUMAN CONSUMPTION)
Sailing restriction: TOWAGE COMPULSORY.
Method of discharging: SHIPS CRANE / SHORE GRABS
Working hours: M/F 07:00-19:00, Sat 07:00-13:00
Overtime: Sat 13:00 till Mon 07:00, M/F 19:00-07:00
Normally, TWO GANGS USED.
Disch-rate: ABT. 500 TPH. (TWO LINE)
Discharging pipe size, 8 inches.

Berth used by tankers discharging fuel for power station. Berth consists of three mooring dolphins fitted with fenders permitting vessels of about 180m LOA to berth.

NEW FERTILIZER PLANT AT NECOCHEA MARGIN

To meet the increased demand of agri-production along the forthcoming years, which will brings with it a growth in fertilizer consumption, M/s Glencore, ACA with some local investors made reality what months ago was just a project of a liquid and solid Fertilizer Plant “PierDoce SA” over pier nbr. 11 and nbr. 12 (Necochea margin)

Capabilities and characteristics of plant / berth are as follows:

Plant consist in three storage sectors with the administrative and services buildings and the remodeling of the old site 12:

• Storage and dispatch sector of Fertilizers in bulk.
• Storage and dispatch sector Liquid fertilizers.
• Sector with administrative buildings and services.
• Berth 12, (a reality today) consist in 4 new dolphins, 2 mooring towers, 3 connecting rods for belt support and a transfer platform

Storage capacities:
Liquid fertilizer: 15,500 cbt/m
Solid fertilizer: 76,000 mts