Itapoá is the third largest container handling port in Brazil

Results published by ANTAQ (the National Waterway Transport Agency) show that Porto Itapoá is in first place amongst container handling ports in Santa Catarina State. In Brazil  According to data, Itapoa`s cargo handling increased 15.92% in 2019 to 735,000 TEUs, making it the third-largest container handling port in Brazil.  Preliminary data released by the port in January pointed to 14% growth. 

Other interesting information in ANTAQ`s report was the volume handled by the ports. In Santa Catarina, the Babitonga Bay Port Complex, which includes the Itapoá and São Francisco do Sul port terminals, represented 59.3% of all cargo handled by ports in the state. All in all, Santa Catarina handled almost 47 million tons. Of this total, Babitonga’s ports handled almost 28 million tons. 

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