July is best month this year for Vitória Port

Data divulged by the Planning and Development Coordination (Coplad) of Companhia Docas do Espírito Santo (CODESA) indicates that July is, so far, the best month of the year for the Port of Vitória. Compared to the same period last year, the increase was 10.1%, with 671,226 tonnes handled, against 609,466 tonnes in July 2019.

There was an increase in handling in all types of cargo: loose, solid bulk and liquid bulk, with the latter showing the best performance, a growth of 67.9% in July, compared to the same period in 2019. In the item loose cargo, there was a 27% to 18,910 tonnes, and solid bulk with 9% growth in the comparison to July 2019.

According to the coordinator of Coplad, Leonardo Bianchi, the increase in movement was noticed in June, and in the second consecutive month, the forecast was confirmed. According to him, the expectation remains optimistic for August: “There are already many operations scheduled, indicating that this upward trend in Vitória Port´s cargo handling will continue”, he explained.

Liquid bulk boosts port handling

With a 67.9% increase in the July port operation, compared to the same period last year, liquid bulk led the growth of the Port of Vitoria’s handling in this second half of the year, with 85,610 tonnes handled.  One of the main highlights was caustic soda, with a growth of 137.4%, and fuels (diesel and gasoline), which grew 14%.

In July, 34,621 tonnes more were handled than July 2019. In the first seven months, the volume totaled 469,200 tonnes. “Liquid bulk drove the good performance of the port operation. It was 67.9% higher than the same period last year, but it also grew in the January-July comparison: this year it is already 24.2% higher than the first seven months of last year ”, explains Bianchi.

The following chart shows cargo handling through the Port of Vitória since 2017:

Vitória Port Movement | Jan 2017 to Jun 2020 | WTMT

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