Brazil’s Imbituba port has best February on record

With a cargo throughput of 503.8 kt in February, up 8.4% from the same month of last year, Brazil’s Port of Imbituba has set a new record, making it the best February on record for the port complex. In total, 21 vessels were brought into operation, mainly to export solid bulk.

The bulk leadership in the Port of Imbituba was leveraged by the flow of agricultural products, which increased by 418.7% compared to February last year. Bulk minerals, which accounted for around 80% of operations in Feb/2022, contracted by 34.6% in the previous month, moving to 48.8% of total operations but still maintaining the lead in the ranking of most handled cargoes. In this period, the main cargoes that passed through the port complex were: petroleum coke (176.3 t), corn (71.6 t), containers (59.8 t), pig iron (56.7 t), corn meal, and soymeal (56.3 t).

Please find below the track record of petroleum coke shipments (hs 2713) through Brazil’s Port of Imbituba between Jan 2019 and Jan 2023. The data is from DataLiner.

Petroleum coke shipments through Imbituba | Jan 2019 – Jan 2023 | WTMT

Source: DataLiner (click here to request a demo)

As for containers today with a weekly cabotage call, the port saw a 60.7% increase in tonnage transported last month compared to Feb/22, and a consequent increase of 63.3% in the number of TEUs handled.

With 6.7% of the total share of products transported at the Port of Imbituba in February, general cargo saw the highest increase (+71.6%), with emphasis on the export of wood logs. The port also recorded landings of cranes, soda in big bags, and the loading of generators.

Exports grow 108.2% in February 

Shipments of agricultural bulk, coke, pig iron, and wood logs were the driving force behind the export increase, which closed February with a rise of 108.2% and a 69% share of the total volume of tonnes that passed through the Port from Imbituba.

In 2022 alone, the value exported at the Port of Imbituba rose 61.2% compared to 2021, surpassing the 1 billion dollar mark, according to Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade, and Services data.

High demand and growth prospects push expansion works.

To meet the rising demand, which is already made visible by the queue of ships waiting to berth, SCPAR Porto de Imbituba recently announced plans to expand the berthing area to accommodate up to six ships simultaneously. The port currently has a maximum capacity of four moored vessels at once. Furthermore, the Port Authority reported plans to improve truck flow efficiency, including projects in the fields of automation.

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