Port of Santos records all time record for January to November period

Santos Port Authority (SPA) released cargo handling numbers for the port during the January to November 2019 period, announcing that total throughput reached 123.8 million tons, a new record for the period.

The result is 1.2% higher than the figure registered in the same period last year, when the previous record of 122.31 million tons was set. November and October numbers were high this year and countered the drop in previous months – the final result of 2019 should be in line with the record set in 2018, which was 133.1 million. Loadings during the period increased by 0.6% while discharges rose 2.7%.

Container throughput reached a record high during the period at 3,800,858 TEU, up 0.3% year-on-year. The main containerized increases were seen in sugar (103.8%), soybean meal (57.6%), citrus juices (53.2%), coffee (103.8%) and meat (127.8%).

Despite falling 7.1% compared to 2018, exports of soybeans and soymeal were the leading cargo with a total of 24.09 million tons. Corn came second with 15.37 million tons (growth of 45.2%). Sugar came third with 13.00 million tons (down 7.9%).

Taking into account the month of November alone, there was a 5.5% drop compared to the same month of 2018, with a 3.4% drop in loadings (7.66 million tons), driven by a fall in sugar and corn; and 9.9% drop in loadings (3.6 million tons), due to the fall in sulphur.

On the other hand, container throughput set a new record for the month, up 7.1% compared to November 2018, totaling 357,550 TEU. It is the third consecutive record-breaking month for container movements..

Ship calls declined in November year-on-year (396 vs. 409), but remained stable in the January to November period with 4,438 berths (three more than from January to November 2018).

The table below shows a summary of cargo movements at the Port of Santos in a monthly and cumulative comparison basis for 2018 and 2019:

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