Brazilian ports see increased handling rates at 4.8% in 2021

Brazilian ports handled 1.21 billion tons of cargo in 2021, according to information by the National Waterway Transportation Agency (Antaq) published on February 2nd. Shipments, including public and private terminals, grew by 4.8% last year.

“These are very positive numbers that show the success of the government’s leasing program as well as the BR do Mar, a program that unlocks the full potential of cabotage shipping in Brazil,” said Antaq’s general director Eduardo Nery.

Antaq forecasts that Brazilian ports will handle 1.239 billion tons of products in 2020, an expansion of 2.4% over 2021. As for 2026, the Agency believes that the national port sector will handle 1.402 billion in the year, compared to the 1.360 billion tons in 2025.

Container handling, which increased by 11.3% last year to reach 60.1 million tons, was one of the fastest-growing cargo segments in 2021. Container handling accounts for 11% of the cargo volume handled in Brazilian ports.

The transportation of solid bulks, which have a share of 58%, increased 1.8% in 2021 vis-a-vis 2020. In total, the sector handled 703.6 million tons.

Last year, solid bulk carriers were affected by diminished corn yields as crop areas suffered from the drought registered in the period between 2020 and 2021. Thus, the output of corn was 35.6% less compared to 2020. In 2021, the sector handled 31.1 million tornadoes in the ports.

Iron ore shipments were also suboptimal, owing to a 2.6 percent decrease in handling in the second half. Nonetheless, the segment ended last year with a 4% increase in port handling.

The total amount of liquid bulks transported was 313.7 million tons. In comparison to 2020, this represented an increase of 8%. Last year, loose general cargo handling increased by 11%, reaching 60.1 million tons; this category accounts for 5% of total handling at Brazilian ports.

Antaq studies show that 51% of Brazilian long-haul exports go to China. In terms of imports, Brazil’s leading trade patterns are the United States (24%), China (11%), Russia (7%), and Argentina (6%).

In 2021, the private port sector, primarily active through Private Use Terminals (TUP), increased cargo handling by 4.98 percent, outpacing the national average, which includes organized public ports. TUPs handled 801 million tons of products last year, compared to 760 million in 2020.

Source: Valor Econômico

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