Paranaguá Port increase in exports through Eastern Corridor

With terminals totally focused on the soybean outflow, especially last April, the operators of the Eastern Export Corridor of Paranaguá Port (Corex) loaded 6,446,773 tons of vegetable bulk in the first four months of the year. The volume exceeded by 7.9% the volume shipped in the same period last year, 5,975,114 tons.

In the four-month period, through Corex, the terminals shipped 3,035,441 tons of soybeans; 1,466,252 tons of soybean meal; 1,914,439 tons of corn; and 30,640 tons of wheat. In 2022, shipments totaled 3,592,513 tons of soybeans; 1,551,553 tons of soybean meal; 798,152 tons of corn; and 32,895 tons of wheat.

Last April, despite the fact that corn was shipped through the eastern corridor, the volume shipped was 21.3% higher than the volume handled in April 2022, with 1,452,893 tons. In the 30 days of the last month, 1,762,599 tons of soybeans, in grain and bran, were shipped through the three berths.

Of soybeans alone, the exported volume reached 1,409,056.7 tons; 91.6% more than the 735,401 tons shipped through Corex in April of last year. Of soybean meals, 353,542.2 tons were loaded in April this year against 345,570 tons in April 2022.

For Gabriel Vieira, Paranaguá Port Operations Director, more than the volume, the net productivity achieved by the terminals and operators of the East Export Corridor is impressive.

See below the volume of soybeans exported from Paranagua Port between Jan 2019 and Mar 2023. The data is from DataLiner.

Soy exports from Paranagua Port | Jan 2019 – Mar 2023 | WTMT

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DAILY PRODUCTIVITY

In the 30 running days of April last year, the daily average of shipments through the East complex was 51,530.5 tons. Considering only the productive days, that is, without stoppage for rain (20.8 days), this average rose to 74,323 tons/day loaded by the three berths.

In April of this year, productivity was 14.9 to 27.1% higher. Considering the 30 running days of the last month, the daily shipping average is 59,219 tons. “However, in what I call net productivity, that is, considering that we had 18.8 productive days, without stoppage for rain, the performance rises to about 94,498 tons/day,” says Vieira.

Keeping in mind that, when it rains, there is no solid bulk operation, last April, there were 11.2 days of stoppage due to rain. “We had two more days of rain, compared to April of last year. Even so, the productivity this year is higher,” comments the director, who attributes the gain to the latest operational adjustments made.

The increase in the operational draught to 12.80 meters and the revision of navigation restrictions, derived from the results of the derrocagem works, are some of the factors that boosted the results this year. “In addition to the preventive maintenance of equipment, structures, and the commitment of all stakeholders involved in the operations to improve performance,” concludes the operations director.

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