Port of Pecém reaps new container throughput record in 2022

In the year it completed 20 years of operation, the Pecém port terminal, which is part of the Pecém Port Complex (CIPP S.A.), a joint venture between the government of Ceará and the Port of Rotterdam, reached another milestone: it obtained a new container throughput record in 2022. In total, 417,132 TEUs were handled at the Ceará-based port, up 2% compared to 2021, with 410,557 TEUs handled.

As a result, the Port of Pecém managed, for the second time in its history, to beat the 400 thousand-TEU mark, proving, more and more, its efficiency, agility, and world-class operational capacity. In terms of units, 247,377 boxes were handled throughout last year vis-a-vis 244,811 units in 2021.

In November 2022 alone, 43,186 TEUs were handled at the Port of Pecém, the best monthly result obtained in a single month over the past year and, in addition, the second-best monthly throughput in the history of the port terminal, only trailing the 46,002 TEUs registered in October 2020.

Cabotage – cargo transportation between the Port of Pecém and other Brazilian ports – accounted for 365,563 TEUs in 2022, a 6% increase compared to the previous year. As for long-haul shipments, the transportation of containers corresponded to 51,569 TEUs.

See below the top ten containerized goods exports from the Port of Pecém in the first eleven months of 2022. The data is from DataLiner.

Top 10 containerized good exports – Pecem | Jan 2022 – Nov 2022 | TEUs

Source: DataLiner (click here to request a demo)

Volume (tonnes)

The containerized cargo volume increased to 5,563,616 tonnes last year, the second-busiest type of cargo in the Port of Pecém – short only from solid bulk, with 7,403,278 t. Containerized cargo was, therefore, the second most relevant type of cargo moved at the port, with a 33% share.

Compared to 2021, the movement of containerized cargo, in tonnes grew by 3% year-to-date.

Total movement

The total cargo moved year-to-date was 17,112,232 t in 2022, 10,624,987 t of which corresponded to landings, while another 6,333,754 t corresponded to shipments. Cabotage accounted for 62% of this movement, while long-haul navigation had a 38% share.

The biggest highlight in terms of cargo movement was solid bulk, in particular ores, slag, and mineral fuels. Containerized cargo also played an important role, as well as loose cargo.

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