General cargo handling grows 13% in July at Paraná

The Ports of Paraná had another month of prominence in general cargo handling. In July this year, the Paranaguá and Antonina terminals loaded and unloaded 5,783,348 tons of products, 13% more than that registered in July 2020, when 5,118,798 tons were handled.

The increase was observed both in monthly imports and exports. In July, exports totaled 3,553,905 tons – 7% more than the 3,330,290 tons registered in the same month of 2020, with emphasis on shipments of soy, sugar, vegetable oils, and general cargo, especially containers carrying wood pulp.

Last month’s imports totaled 2,229,443 tons, a volume 24.7% higher than the 1,788,508 tons imported in July 2020, with a rise in fertilizers, general cargo, mainly containers, wheat, malt, barley, and vegetable oil.

Containers – By July 31st, 45,582 containers were handled through the Paranaguá Container Terminal (TCP). The amount is almost 5.5% higher than the 43,224 units loaded and unloaded in the same month of 2020.

In terms of exports, in July this year, there were 22,724 units of containers shipped – almost 7.9% more than the 21,063 units exported in the same period last year. In terms of imports, 22,858 units of containers were imported last month, while in July 2020 there were 22,161 units imported.

Antonina  – At the Port of Antonina, the private terminal (TPPF) handled 209,778 tons of cargo last July. The volume registered this year is 130% greater than the 91,147 tons of cargo handled in July 2020.

Exports of non-transgenic soybean meal through the terminal registered an increase of around 7%, comparing the 22,242 tons shipped in July 2021 with the 20,734 tons shipped in July 2020.

There were no sugar exports in July at Antonina. However, 17,741 tons of various foodstuffs, such as flour, rice, and beans, were shipped to Venezuela.

Regarding imports, the volume of fertilizers unloaded in July at TPPF registered an increase of 264%. There were 137,748 tons this year, against 37,843 in July 2020.

In addition to fertilizers, the Port of Antonina imported 16,892 tons of salt and another 15,154 tons of wheat last month, products that did not pass through the terminal in the same period last year.

See below the monthly movement of the main products:

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