Cabedelo Port registers 11.4% rise in cargo handled in February

Companhia Docas da Paraíba (Docas-PB) registered an 11.41% increase in cargo handling in February year-on-year. It registered a monthly record both for imports and exports.

Taking into account the first two months of the year, the operational balance of the Port of Cabedelo registered a 10.57% increase compared to year-ago levels. There were 14 vessels during the period and a total of 184,350 tons handled, of which 108,000 tons were solid bulk and almost 76,000 liquid bulk.

“In January, we had already registered an increase of almost 10% which is an excellent result. When we finished February, the management report already showed an increase of 11%, which is another reason to celebrate the work that the whole team is doing in the Port of Cabedelo ”, celebrates Gilmara Temóteo, president of Docas-PB.

The month of February also registered a pioneering movement at the Port of Cabedelo. A vessel named Sepetiba Bay docked on February 11 with the objective of transporting 28,000 tons of petcoke from Paraíba to Rio de Janeiro. The big difference is in an efficiency model that was employed with the use of metal plates to contain the bulk, avoid material loss and provide greater agility. The operation took place in about 5 days.

Another shipment that took place was 20,000 tons of ilmenite destined for France. The ore, from Mataraca / PB, is used in pigments, metal alloys and coatings. It took about four days to load this cargo and was a significant contributor to Cabedelo Port’s operating revenues.

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