portos da Bahia (Codeba)
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CODEBA’s record-breaking first six months

Aug, 02, 2021 Posted by Ruth Hollard

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CODEBA recorded an increase of 28.54% year-on-year in the first half of 2021. The sum of imports and exports, i.e., cumulative cargo, was 6,578,923 tons, a record for cargo handled in the first half of the year. In 2020, 5,118,187 tons were handled.

See the graph below for a comparison of cargo handling in Bahian ports since 2019. Data are from DataLiner:

Handling in the Ports of Salvador, Ilhéus and Aratu | Jan to Jun 2019-2021 | WTMT

Graph source: DataLiner (click here to request a demo)

The Port of Salvador presented an increase of 10.65%, emphasizing the handling of containers, and a total of 2,688,591 tons of accumulated cargo, against 2,429,866 tons in the same period of 2020.

Aratu-Candeias also presented a significant increase in handling: 48.94%, emphasizing liquid bulk and solid bulk. The Port reached 3,665,817 tons of accumulated cargo, a difference of 1,204,583 tons compared to the same period of the previous year, especially for solid bulk handling. The number of cumulative import cargoes increased by 112.08% compared to the previous year’s first half, with 49,075 tons handled.

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