Itajaí and Navegantes Port Complex sets a new handling record in November

In November 2020, the Itajaí and Navegantes Port Complex recorded the largest handling figures in its history. 139,451 TEU and 1,665,893 tons were handled.

Compared to November 2019, when 100,207 TEU and 1,134,189 tons were handled, these numbers represent a 39% increase in container handling and 47% in tonnage. Previous handling records were set in October 2020 with 129,331 TEU and 1,431,200 tons, and October 2013 with 114,792 TEU and 1,364,007 tons.

During this period, 96 vessels moored at the Complex, highlighting a 26% increase over November 2019, when 76 moored vessels were registered.

In the Port of Itajaí (public berths and APM Terminals) there was a 12% increase in tonnage and 3% increase in TEU. In November 2020, 47,814 TEU and 570,700 tons were handled, compared with 46,352 TEU and 509,727 tons in the same period of 2019.

“This month was difficult for the public port, we had an exponential number of workers and temporary port workers who were laid off due to COVID and due to equipment breakdowns; this impacted our handling figures and generated negative impacts on society. However, despite this, we have remained faithful to the purpose of keeping this activity running and generating wealth for our city”, says Marcelo Werner Salles, Superintendent of the Port of Itajaí.

Among the private-use terminals, Heder Cassiano Moritz, General Director of Logistics Operations at the Port of Itajaí Superintendency, highlights the movement carried out by Portonave that recorded the best month in its history: “Portonave (Porto de Navegantes) handled 91,637 TEU and 1,087,789 tons, this movement is 70% higher than the TEU movement recorded in November 2019, which was 53,855 TEUs”.

For Heder, the indices achieved by the Complex are a direct reflection of the investments made in the waterway access channel. Changes in infrastructure, access to the channel, dredging, and the new Evolution Basin were fundamental to the operation.

The first maneuver in the new Evolution Basin was carried out on January 16 and on June 1 it received the first vessel longer than 300 meters. So far, more than 270 maneuvers have been carried out in the Eevolution Basin 2 area, as it is called. “Looking at the monthly movement, especially after the second semester, it is possible to see how much the operation of ships larger than 350 meters represented for the Complex. It was a very important step, which made the difference in 2020”, emphasizes Heder.

Private-use terminal Teporti carried out two vessel calls, handling 7,404 tons; the other private-use terminals did not register any movement in November.

62% of the container cargo passing through the complex was for exports. Chicken, meat, wood, and derivatives were the main products exported.

The main imported products were: mechanics, electronics, chemicals, textiles, and miscellaneous. 38% of the trade flow was for imports.

In November, the complex already surpassed the movement registered throughout the entire year in 2019 and I believe that by the end of December, we can reach the goal of 1.4 million TEU. This is a source of pride for all the people involved in this activity, and it is their daily work which has guaranteed such strong results”, concludes Marcelo.

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