DESCRIPTION OF PORT OF MUCURIPE, FORTALEZA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00926A003800030003-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 8, 2004
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: August 2, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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-CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION'. REPORT
COUNTRY Brazil
SUBJECT Description of Fort of Mucuripe, Fortaleza
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class can tie alongside. the oonorote pier; it is necessary to load larger craft:;
by lighters. One of the projects requ'ring completion is dredging - the harbor
to a depth of 30 feet allowing boats of'the 5000 ton class to tie alongside the
concrete pier. There is an antiquated dredge in the harbor and dredging gill
proceed as soon as model,studie's of silting charaoIteristics of the harbor cur-
rents and necessary prolob.gation of the protecting rip rap breakwater is
,completed.
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2: Rt present, /arly 19517 shipping. facilities at the Port of Mucuripe, Fortaleza
are te-r from ideal; ho over, the $r ilian goverment has appropriated Cr
`$654000,000 (U5 3,25O,t300), to improve, this port. This money is in. Add.ttii n
to the US $300,000 already extended on tkiii. port. At its present state of
completion, the port has a large rip rap protecting breakwater and a large
earth fill with a concrete pier 1200 fet long. Small boats of the 3000 ton
1 to 5 years will be required for completion of the
port. They have purchase two j ton cranes for ..loading cs'ergo. The Carious
oil companies, Esso, Shell, eto'\have pipeline connection from the dock to storage
tanks on shore. There are no War houses qu the wharf and goods are stored in the
open. The dock is Nerved by rail and hig}waya -
4. "In 1949, this port .andled 260,000 tons of cargo. Exports are chiefly cotton and
vegetal oils; imports are mainly maohiher; and equipment.. Mori' than 10,000 tons
of fuel oil a imported thru this port and 1150 tons of magnesite and 3300 tons
of bagged gypsum exported in'1949. At preset /arty 19517 there are no facilities
for loading bulk materials.' Generally export materials were bagged, and lightered'
to ship.".
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