TCP Sets All-Time Record with More Than 150,000 TEUs Handled in One Month

In September, TCP, the company that operates the Paranaguá Container Terminal, handled 152,347 TEUs, setting an all-time monthly record and surpassing the previous high of 148,690 TEUs recorded in October 2025 by 2.5%.

September also brought two daily records at the terminal. On Sept. 17, the railway serving the operational yard reached an all-time high of 488 container transactions. Overall throughput then hit a daily record on Sept. 21, at 10,640 TEUs.

According to Rafael Stein Santos, TCP’s institutional and legal superintendent, “September’s result demonstrates the terminal’s capacity and efficiency in meeting growing market demand. This achievement reflects the dedication of every employee, combined with the operation’s infrastructure and cutting-edge technology, and represents an important step toward the company’s annual throughput forecast.”

From January through September, TCP handled 1.279 million TEUs, up 4% from the 1.228 million TEUs handled in the same period of 2025.

In landside operations, the number of containers passing through the terminal’s road access gates rose 3% during the period, reaching 489,000 transactions. On the railway serving the operational yard and connecting Paranaguá with Ortigueira, Cambé and Cascavel, the number of train arrivals also increased 3%, reaching 1,010, while the volume of laden cargo moved by rail advanced 25%, from 964,000 tonnes in 2025 to 1.210 million tonnes in 2026.

With 22 shipping services on its schedule, TCP is the country’s largest hub for regular weekly services. The terminal recorded 760 vessel calls in its maritime operations through September.

Laden Cargo Throughput at Paranaguá Container Terminal Reaches 8.8 Million Tonnes

From January through September, exports of laden cargo through TCP totaled 6.363 million tonnes, up 6% from 6.023 million tonnes a year earlier. Meat and frozen products stood out, growing 8% from 2025 to 2.973 million tonnes and accounting for 47% of all cargo exported through the terminal.

According to TCP Commercial Manager Fabio Mattos, “exporters are making full use of the terminal’s infrastructure for storing meat and frozen products. In 2026, we recorded strong growth in chicken and pork exports, while beef remained stable over the period.”

Reefer container throughput rose 6% in 2026 to 112,315 units. The Paranaguá Container Terminal currently has Brazil’s largest reefer container storage yard, with 5,280 plugs. Work is already underway to expand capacity to 6,000 plugs, with completion scheduled by the end of 2027.

In addition to meat and frozen products, the wood and forest products segment grew 6%, reaching 1.064 million tonnes shipped. Paper and pulp ranked third, with exports rising 10% to 824,000 tonnes.

Import flows increased 5% to 2.440 million tonnes. Through September, the automotive segment unloaded 454,000 tonnes, 7% more than in the same period of 2025, while consumer goods grew 17%, from 144,000 tonnes to 168,000 tonnes.

Mattos explained that “the automotive segment stands out for imports of electric vehicles, auto parts and components supplying industry in the Curitiba metropolitan area. The consumer goods segment, meanwhile, benefits from the capacity of TCP’s bonded warehouse, which has more than 9,000 square meters of space and offers a wide range of services to importers.”

Source: TCP – Paranaguá Container Terminal

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