October hits record cargo handling at Port of Pecém

The month of October 2019 was the month with the largest cargo movement through the Port of Pecém: 1.93m tons. So far, July 2019 had the best monthly mark with 1.71m tons of cargo handled in a single month since the Port of Pecém began operating in March 2002.

The record can be explained by the increase in coal handling, petroleum gas, steel products, aluminum and its byproducts, iron ore, petroleum coke, fertilizers, steel plates, fruits, manganese ores, vegetable preparations, salt, cereals, and wheat flour. Compared to October 2018 (1.42m tons), there was a 36% growth in cargo handling.

Nature of cargo (Jan-Oct / 2019):

– 54% (8.16m tons): Solid bulk;
– 25% (3.82m tons): Containerized cargo;
– 18% (2.75m tons): Loose overall load;
– 3% (425,212 tons): Liquid bulk.

“This is the second record we broke in a single year, that is, in 2019 alone we improved the history of our monthly movement mark twice. These numbers are the result of the efforts of hundreds of professionals who work to develop the Pecém Industrial and Port Complex. Our expectation is to close the year with a growth of up to 8% compared to the movement in 2018,” says Danilo Serpa, president of Pecém Industrial and Port Complex.

In the Pecém Complex, more than 60 companies are located in the Industrial Area; through the Port; and through the Ceará Export Processing Zone (EPZ) – the only one in operation today in Brazil and soon to be expanded with the implementation of EPZ II.

Accumulated movement

The accumulated handling of 2019 (Jan/Oct) reached 15.15m tons, 4% higher than the same period of 2018 (Jan/Oct), when 14.56m tons were handled. Highlight in shipments, which had an increase of 17%: 3.64m tons in 2018 to 4.27m tons in 2019.

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