The seaport facility in northeastern Brazil is operated by Tecon Suape SA (TSSA), a subsidiary of Philippine-based International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI).
The expanded terminal area is part of ICTSI's US$120 million investment program which began in 2002 - a year after ICTSI won the thirty-year concession to manage, operate and develop the SCT.
Since TSSA started operating the SCT, volume has increased tenfold, from 30,000 TEU to almost 300,000 TEU at the close of 2008.
The investment program is aimed at cementing SCT's position as a key Brazilian port serving transatlantic trade.
According to ICTSI chairman & president Enrique Razon Jr, the Suape Container Terminal is the most important container terminal in this part of Brazil, and the most modern and largest terminal in the northern and northeastern regions of the country.
The expanded terminal area adds another seven hectares to the SCT container yard, bringing the terminal's developed area to close to thirty hectares. The recent investment also includes terminal support equipment (three reach stackers and eleven prime movers).
TSSA is preparing the terminal for the commissioning of eight RTGs in November.
