Cargo throughput at the Port of Natal grows 9.19% in the first half of 2022

The Port of Natal saw its cargo throughput grow to 277,910 tonnes in the first half of 2022, up 9.19% compared to last year when it handled 254,518 tonnes. The products that stood out the most among exports were the fruits exported to Europe, which grew 6.05% with 95,527 shipped. In the same period of 2021, the volume of the fruits shipped was 90,075 tonnes.

Fruit exports are the Port of Natal’s main highlight, accounting for most of the traffic at the terminal. Wheat imports, on top of that, round out the figures. The shipment of sugar was also critical to the favorable outcome, demonstrating the port’s strategic growth plan’s success.

See below the accumulated cargo throughput volume in the first five months from 2019 to 2022 at the Port of Natal. The data is from DataLiner.

Cargo throughput at the Port of Natal | Jan – May | 2019 – 2022 | WTMT

Source: DataLiner (click here to request a demo)

Although the total flow of commodities decreased in 2021, going from 710,912 tonnes to 617,469 tonnes, this year’s data show a significant increase in the first semester. Codern explains that this is due to the shortage of containers, a problem that affected terminals in Brazil and other countries last year. These data can be found in the statistical yearbook of the National Waterway Transport Agency (ANTAQ).

Located in the city of Natal (RN), on the right bank of the Potengi River, the cargo port is managed by Companhia Docas do Rio Grande do Norte (Codern). The port is an essential aspect of the Potiguar economy. According to Diogo Piloni, national secretary for Ports and Waterway Transport at the Ministry of Infrastructure, Codern is expected to gain new investments from bidding processes.

Source: Tribuna do Norte

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