APM Terminals Pecém enjoys strong fruit harvest season

APM Terminals (APMT) Pecém in the metropolitan region of Fortaleza saw year-on-year growth of 8% for the 2023/2024 harvest period, regaining market share in Brazil’s fruit export market.

Daniel Rose, CEO of APMT Pecém, said: “In 2023, APMT Pecém witnessed a significant year marked by remarkable growth. We achieved a record number of container movements at the end of last year, representing an increase of approximately 15% compared to the previous year.

“This achievement is also explained by the fact that we have regained a significant portion of the fruit export market in Brazil.”

The fruit export service began last August, involving the movement of containers loaded with fruits (melon, watermelon, mango, and grapes) produced in the states of Bahia, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Norte, and Ceará – the main region for the production and export of fresh tropical fruits in Brazil.

In August 2023, APMT Pecém surpassed the barrier of 23,000 containers handled in a single month for the first time.

The growth trend continued, achieving 32,058 moves in October and 32,466 in December 2023 when monthly moves exceeded 32,000 containers.

In total, last year saw the handling of 283,079 containers – an average of 23,589 per month. Of this total, 53% were coastal movements, and 47% were long-haul.

Rose added: “The latest results from the harvest for January (25,612 moves) and February (20,455 moves) reinforce the evolution started in 2023 and confirm the growth trend for 2024.

The chart below shows Pecém Port’s top fruit exports in January 2024. The data is from DataLiner.

Fruit Exports | Pecém Port | Jan 2024 | TEUs

Source: DataLiner (click here to request a demo)

“We are excited about the contribution we are making to Brazilian agribusiness.”

Source: Container-mag

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