siloporempresa de silos portuários, sa
Located within the port area, at a short
truck distance from agribulk piers of an harbour prepared to receive vessels up to 200 m
long with maximum beam of 30 m and 30 ft draught, LEIXÕES has three ground
receivig pits, with a total incoming capacity of 800 mt per hour, for
three diferent products at the same time.
The silo unit of 100.000 mt storage capacity is mainly
used for the storage of all types of wheat for the flourishing northern milling industry,
but these facilities can also accomodate, besides grains, up to 20.000 mt of non
flowing products, in a modern Buhler, fully mechanized flat storage separate unit, built
adjacent to the Silo and using the same incoming ground pits.
These premises are railway linked with a private branch line
that can handle expeditions of 2.000 mt per day, mainly towards the upper spanish
hinterland.
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