Port of Itajaí Kickoffs 2024 With Intense General Cargo Presence

Brazil’s Port of Itajaí had a well-balanced 2023 when it comes to general cargo operations, as evidenced by operations of all sorts, including cellulose pulp, Roll On Roll Off (imported vehicles from BMW and GM), as well as iron bars, profiled rods, steel coils, sugar, fertilizers, and even cruise ships.

Increased berthings of general cargo vessels, which started to pick up the pace in January, were part of this process. In fact, double and triple berthings were recorded every week at the Port of Itajaí.

A testament to this was the berthing, on December 27, of the vessel WECO KAROLINE, which remained in the port for 21 days and was only unberthed on January 17. The ship is 180 meters long and 30 meters wide (beam), flies the Panama flag, and is owned by Weco Bulk A/S. Its operations involved moving 34,831.460 tonnes of profiled iron rods. The ship departed Itajaí and headed to the Port of Santos (SP).

On January 11, the vessel TRAMMO STANTON arrived at the Port of Itajaí. It is 180 meters long and 32 meters wide (beam). The Liberian-flagged ship has no defined date to unmoor as of yet. The vessel has already transported 25,025.749 tons of profiled iron rods since leaving the port of Alexandria (Egypt). After completing port operations in Itajaí, the vessel will dock at the Port of Rio de Janeiro (RJ).

On the 18th, the Port of Itajaí welcomed its first berthing with a roll-on roll-off cargo vessel. Flying the flag of Panama, the vessel FLORIDA HIGH, owned by the shipowner K-Line and represented by the Agency Unimar, brought on board 757 vehicles imported from General Motors (GM) and BMW during this berthing, with a total weight of 1,546.648 tons.

SC Portos company is responsible for all general cargo operations. The company declares that it will actively seek ways to meet the demand in collaboration with Independent Dock Workers (TPA). These professionals provide services in four shifts for port activities, striving to ensure that all operations proceed productively and appropriately.

Obstacles to Container Operations

The port authority’s latest statistics report (January/December 2023) indicated a surplus in general cargo operations at the Port of Itajaí, as well as a good performance of container movement at the other Private Use Terminals (TUPs) within the Port Complex of Rio Itajaí Açu, at over 14 million tonnes.

The consistent presence of ships carrying iron rods demonstrated the port’s importance to the construction industry’s supply chain.

Last but not least, cellulose operations come to show the Port of Itajaí’s capacity to deal with high-value goods, consolidating its strategic position in the regional economic landscape. Operations with cruise ships increasingly highlight Itajaí as one of the best “home ports” for such operations.

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