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Brazil and Plate Port Ranking – January to September 2020

Nov, 24, 2020 Posted by Ruth Hollard

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Brazil and Plate port rankings according to DataLiner data for January-September 2020 show that the Port of Santos remains the largest Brazilian port in terms of container handling, both for exports and imports.

In exports, Santos moved 4.69% more TEU in the first nine months of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. Paranaguá, the runner-up, grew 8.02%, and Navegantes grew 13.75%. A highlight in exports is Porto do Pecém, which grew 40.12% in the period. See the table below:

Ranking of Brazilian Ports | Exports | Jan to Sept 2019-2020 | TEU

wdt_ID Classificação PORTO 2019 2020 % Mudança
1 1 SANTOS 755.794 791.252 4.69%
2 2 PARANAGUA 269.747 291.389 8.02%
3 3 NAVEGANTES 202.367 230.184 13.75%
4 4 RIO GRANDE 176.067 169.922 -3.49%
5 5 ITAPOA 138.926 127.233 -8.42%
6 6 ITAJAI 101.048 122.727 21.45%
7 7 SALVADOR 69.598 70.730 1.63%
8 8 RIO DE JANEIRO 72.214 68.690 -4.88%
9 9 VITORIA 52.773 54.068 2.45%
10 10 VILA DO CONDE 40.711 37.717 -7.35%
11 11 PECEM 15.153 21.233 40.12%
12 12 PORTO DE ITAGUAI 25.012 19.781 -20.91%
13 13 SUAPE 16.630 18.440 10.88%
14 14 NATAL 12.285 14.584 18.71%
15 15 FORTALEZA 15.075 12.424 -17.59%
16 16 MANAUS 12.681 10.770 -15.07%
17 OTHERS 1.678 747 -55.48%

Source: DataLiner

In imports, the three main Brazilian ports registered a decrease in the period in relation to 2019: Santos fell 15.88%, Paranaguá fell 6.79%, and Navegantes fell 12.61%. The Ports of Itajaí, Pecém, and Vila do Conde were the only three that registered an increase in imports. See the table below:

Ranking of Brazilian Ports | Imports | Jan to Sept 2019-2020 | TEU

wdt_ID Classificação PORTOS 2019 2020 % Mudança
1 1 SANTOS 728.684 612.988 -15.88%
2 2 PARANAGUA 186.309 173.660 -6.79%
3 3 NAVEGANTES 167.298 146.207 -12.61%
4 4 ITAPOA 135.934 118.722 -12.66%
5 5 MANAUS 120.569 116.411 -3.45%
6 6 ITAJAI 80.732 93.379 15.66%
7 7 RIO DE JANEIRO 99.687 79.779 -19.97%
8 8 SUAPE 60.721 53.237 -12.33%
9 9 SALVADOR 52.812 48.276 -8.59%
10 10 RIO GRANDE 57.985 47.861 -17.46%
11 11 VITORIA 46.374 38.829 -16.27%
12 12 PECEM 22.705 26.393 16.25%
13 13 PORTO DE ITAGUAI 30.815 17.284 -43.91%
14 14 VILA DO CONDE 5.813 6.202 6.69%
15 15 FORTALEZA 1.398 1.044 -25.32%
16 16 NATAL 529 349 -33.93%
17 OUTROS 1.371 854 -37.73%

Source: DataLiner

In Plate exports, the Port of Buenos Aires ranks first in exports, with an increase of 8.78% in relation to January to September 2019, followed by Montevideo, which grew 8.59%. See the table below:

Ranking of Plate Ports | Exports | Jan to Sept 2019-2020 | TEU

wdt_ID Classificação PORTOS 2019 2020 % Mudança
1 1 BUENOS AIRES 289.097 314.465 8.78%
2 2 MONTEVIDEO 145.768 158.285 8.59%
3 3 ZARATE 23.912 25.051 4.76%
4 4 ROSARIO 17.500 13.749 -21.44%
5 5 SAN ANTONIO ESTE 10.756 13.334 23.97%
6 6 BAHIA BLANCA 8.964 7.372 -17.76%
7 7 PUERTO MADRYN 7.592 5.602 -26.22%
8 8 MAR DEL PLATA 42 716 1604.76%
9 9 PUERTO DESEADO 252 708 180.95%
10 10 LA PLATA 946 662 -30.02%

Source: DataLiner

In Plate imports, the Port of Buenos Aires fell 13.63% and Montevideo 5.51%, which shows that the pandemic caused by the new coronavirus has affected imports from the entire region, not just  Brazil. See the table below:

Ranking of Plate Ports | Imports | Jan to Sept 2019-2020 | TEU

wdt_ID Classificação PORTOS 2019 2020 % Mudança
1 1 BUENOS AIRES 399.134 344.736 -13.63%
2 2 MONTEVIDEO 116.343 109.930 -5.51%
3 3 ZARATE 40.227 33.726 -16.16%
4 4 ROSARIO 15.343 14.108 -8.05%
5 5 USHUAIA 9.109 11.568 27.00%
6 6 PUERTO MADRYN 2.000 1.667 -16.65%
7 7 PUERTO DESEADO 730 388 -46.85%
8 8 BAHIA BLANCA 841 171 -79.67%
9 9 MAR DEL PLATA 226 104 -53.98%
10 10 SANTA FE 18 32 77.78%
11 11 LAS PALMAS +AR 1.980 17 -99.14%
12 12 CALETA OLIVIA 0 7 100.00%
13 13 LA PLATA 0 4 100.00%
14 14 RIO GRANDE(AR) 0 4 100.00%
15 15 SAN MARTIN 1 2 100.00%
16 16 COLONIA 20 0 -100.00%

Source: DataLiner

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