The number of vessels refueling at the Port of Paranaguá is increasing

The number of vessels docking at the Portos do Paraná-controlled area to replenish their fuel stood in the month. The service has increased both in volume and number of procedures. Last January, a total of 27,737 tonnes refueled 50 vessels at the Port of Paranaguá. In the same period the previous year, the port supplied 16 thousand tonnes for 30 ships.

This upward trend is expected to linger a little longer. For example, in February 2021, 47 ships refueled at the port of Paraná. In February 2022, however,  this number should reach 69 vessels.

According to the Operations Director, Luiz Teixeira da Silva Júnior, only Paranaguá and Rio Grande supply VLSFO 0.5% (Fuel oil with a low sulfur content of 0.5%) in the southern part of Brazil. “In addition to being part of the export trade chain, refueling operations contribute to the local economy as it generates supply acquisition and taxes collection,” affirms him.

The vessels that request calls at the Port of Paranguá for refueling are ships that operate at Paranguá terminals and vessels that arrive only for fuel. In the ports of Paraná, Petrobrás is the only supplier of vessel fuel. The company that provides this service to the Brazilian state-owned company is Navemestra, from the Bravante Group.

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During the entire year of 2021, 714 ships refueled at the Port of Paranaguá, two more than in the previous year. In volume, the port supplied 364,294.6 tonnes of fuel. Of this total, about 10% of the vessels came to the seaport exclusively for replenishing their fuel.

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