The Bulk Terminal (Tegra) denounced this Tuesday that one of the users of that consortium suffered millions in losses when unknown persons stole from the dock of Western Haina more than 375 metric tons of soybean meal (800,025 thousand pounds), from a ship that unloaded agri-food material imported by one of its companies.
The security cameras of the concessionaire company and operator of the port how the robbery was carried out they used dump trucks with a capacity of up to 30 metric tons. The robbery It left estimated losses of more than $230,000, Tegra reported in a statement.
The Granalea Terminal indicated that the ship from which the merchandise was removed, was anchored from the 11th to the 16th of this month at pier 4 of the Port of Western Hainawith a bulk load of agro-inputs for the food industry, made up of soybean meal, soybeans and wheat.
“It is worrisome that events like these have occurred in this important port of the country, so we hope that all appropriate actions are carried out to prevent this action from happening again”indicates Tegra in a communication sent to the administrator of the Port from Western Haina.
He also indicated that the bulk terminal has information that a video records a moment of the vandalism. occurred in the early hours of last Thursday the 16thwhen two people, aboard a dump truck, entered and left the dock to carry out the merchandise transfer operation.
“This confirms that the transfer of soybeans (soybeans) was carried out at successive moments during the ship’s stay in the port,” denounced Tegra in the statement.
They hope they arrest those responsible
Tegra assured that the incident was reported to the authorities and that she hopes that the investigation will conclude in the shortest possible time with the arrest and submission to the police. justice of those responsible.
