Cargo handling at Itajaí Port registers 20% growth in January

According to the statistics report recently released by Itajaí Port, in January APM Terminals (leasing company of the Port of Itajaí) and Cais Público handled 426,118 tons of cargo – a 20% year-on-year increase.  By TEUs, there was 23% growth over the same period comparison, with 39,302 TEUs handled in January 2020. As a result, the number of vessels moored at berths also increased from 37 to 43 moorings, a 19%  rise in January 2020 over January 2019. The Itajaí Port Complex also presented 10% growth during the first month, with 1.1 million tons handled. It grew 8% by TEUs, with 99,226 units handled.

According to Heder Cassiano Moritz, Director General of Logistics Operations at the Port of Itajaí, traditionally in January there is a decrease in movement, however this time the numbers contradict this trend.  “There was a change in the profile of cargo handled where in January 2020 exports represented 62% in total cargo handled, against 38% for imports.  Last year exports accounted for 55% and imports 45%. At some points of the year import movement was even greater than exports. The increase in exports is certainly a reflection of the exchange rate, as the devalued real has made us have a more favorable profile for exports ”, he said.

In the PORTONAVE Terminal (Porto de Navegantes), 46 port calls were registered in January, a 5% increase over the same period last year. Its total cargo movement registered in January was 670,472 tons, an increase of 5%. The other private terminals registered the following movements of ships and cargo in January:

BRASKARNE did not register a stopover, a 100% drop in cargo handling compared to the same period last year when 3,097 tons were handled.

The TEPORTI terminal recorded 1 vessel call with 2,685 tons, a 37% drop in cargo handling compared to the same period in 2019, when 3 were recorded totaling 8,756 tons.

POLY TERMINAIS registered one vessel call of 4,000 tons, a 20% drop in cargo handling compared to 2019.

At the BARRA DO RIO terminal, 2 vessel calls without cargo handling were registered.

Main products handled:

Exports: the goods with the highest growth in January were Meats (60.2%), Chemical Products (58.2%), Paper and Derivatives (16.5%), and Chicken (13.3%).

Imports: there was an increase in imports of Plastics and Rubber (158.6%), Food in General (14.6%), Mechanics and Electronics (13.5%) and Ceramics and Glass (10%).

Operational limits:

The largest draft of entry registered in January was 11.70m and 12.30m on exit.

The following DataLiner graph shows Itajaí Port container throughput between 2010 and 2019:

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