January cargo handling up 18% at Itajaí and Navegantes Port Complex

The year 2021 started with growth in the Port Complex of Itajaí and Navegantes. In January, 115,749 TEU and 1,303,984 tons were handled. Compared to the same period in 2020, in which 99,226 TEU and 1,103,275 tons were registered, these numbers indicate an increase of 17% in TEU handling and an increase of 18% in tonnage.

In the Port of Itajaí (public berths and APM Terminals) 37,279 TEU and 452,598 tons were handled. In January 2020, the registered movement was 39,302 TEU and 426,118 tons.

Heder Cassiano Moritz, General Director of Logistics Operations at the Port of Itajaí Superintendence, explains that even with a 5% drop in the handling of TEU, there was a 6% increase in tonnage. “Despite the reduction in the number of stopovers and containers, we moved more tonnage, that is, we moved more full containers and more loaded ships. It is very important that we highlight this vessel-call load ratio growth, which was 22% compared to last year ”.

He points out that more heavily loaded ships are a trend that is increasingly consolidated among shipowners: “The reduction in the number of vessel calls should be maintained, not only in public berths but in the complex in general”.

For Fábio da Veiga, Superintendent of the Port of Itajaí, the movement in January was quite high: “Historically, port movement in the first quarter of the year tends to maintain stability, and even with the closing of the sandbar due to the rains, we managed to grow, indicating that in 2021 we will continue at this pace ”.

Due to the rains that reached Santa Catarina and strengthened the current of the Itajaí-Açú River and the winds above the operational limit, the sandbar was closed for 164 hours (around seven days) and with 144 hours (six days) of operational restrictions.

Among the Private-Use Terminals (TUPs), Portonave (Navegantes Port Terminal) registered 820,862 tons and 78,470 TEU handled with a 22% increase in tonnage and 31% increase in TEU compared to last year, when 670,472 tons and 59,924 TEU were handled.

All other TUPs showed positive rates when compared to January 2020: Poly Terminals grew 50% in tonnage, and Teporti grew 753% in tonnage and 200% in vessel calls. The Braskarne and Barra do Rio terminals had no handling recorded in January 2020 but saw movement in 2021. Braskarne handled 481 tons at one unloading; Poly Terminais handled 6,000 tons at one unloading; Barra do Rio recorded 1,150 tons and a stopover; and Teporti handled 22,893 tons and three unloadings.

Despite the rising dollar, imports surpassed exports and accounted for 51% of the direction of the loads operated in the complex. Last year in January, imports represented 38% of the direction of the cargo.

Chicken, meat, and wood and its derivatives were the most exported products. The most imported products were mechanical and electronic items; plastics and rubbers; and chemicals.

The following graphs show a history of imports and exports via the Port Complex of Itajaí and Navegantes and a comparison of the movement between 2019 and 2020:

Imports and Exports via the Itajaí and Navegantes Port Complex | Jan 2017 to Dec 2020 | WTMT

Source: DataLiner

Comparison of cargo handling in Itajaí and Navegantes | Jan to Dec 2019-2020 | WTMT

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