DataLiner TEU by Port | January to September 2018

Brazil’s exports by TEU improved by 2% to 1.9m TEUs in the first nine months of 2018, year-on-year. Brazil’s top two container ports – Santos and Paranaguá – saw a 1% increase in container shipments, at 731,106 and 236,656 TEUs respectively. The Port of Itajai saw a significant increase in exports, with growth of 36% to reach 83,783 TEU, year-on-year. On the other hand, two of the top 5 container ports – Navegantes, and Rio Grande – saw a drop in activities, moving 6% and 5% less containers respectively than in the previous year, while Itapoá experienced no change.

TEU by Port Brazil - Export | Sept

Brazilian imports jumped up 11% to 1.7m TEUs between January and September this year, compared with the same time last year. Santos imported 10% more containers to reach 727,273 TEUs, whilst at Navegantes, Paranaguá, Itapoá, and Manaus, imports rose 10%, 18%, 12%, and 22% respectively. Most notably, Itajaí’s imports almost doubled, growing by 91% to 43,701 TEUs, year-on-year.

TEU by Port Brazil - Import | Sept

Plate ports saw a 4% rise to 498,819 TEUs in container exports in the first nine months of 2018, year-on-year. Buenos Aires is responsible for the bulk of the shipments, experiencing 11% growth to reach 260,993 TEUs. Montevideo had a slight downturn, exporting 8% less to 145,689 TEUs during the same period comparison. Rosario, San Antonio Este, and Bahia Blanca saw moderate to tremendous growths in exports, at 53%, 20% and 2% to 19,504, 12,726 and 12,542 TEUs respectively.

TEU by Port Plate - Export | Sept

Argentina’s positive attitude towards foreign goods under the Macri government is reflected in the import figures, which shows growth of 9% to 743,991 TEUs between January and September, year-on-year. Imports at Buenos Aires shot up by 15% to 509,321 TEUs over the same period comparison. Montevideo’s downward trend continued on the import side, down 11% to 149,860 TEUs, year-on-year. Zarate, Rosario, Ushuaia, and most notably, Bahia Blanca saw significant growth in imports, at 15%, 32%, 8%, and 229% respectively.

TEU by Port Plate - Import | Sept

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