Port of Paranaguá prepares export corridor to meet demand abroad

The Port of Paranaguá East Export Corridor (Corex) is undergoing maintenance. While the new soybean crop is still being harvested, the other end of the logistics chain is using the time to improve its structure and operating systems to meet the demand flow, which is expected to increase in March.

According to the Engineering and Maintenance Directorate of Portos do Paraná, four companies (contracted in bids last year) carry out the necessary maintenance to ensure efficiency and productivity.

“We started in November 2021, at berth 212, and we’re going to finish it now at the end of January. In December we made the adjustments to 213. We are currently at berth 214, the last in the Corridor”, says the Engineering Director, André Cassanti Neto.

In addition to the services provided in the hoppers, dumpers, and public silos, approximately BRL 15 million were invested in automation, as well as electrical and mechanical maintenance of all six lines, ship loaders, and substations.

Maintenance at this time is planned throughout the year and involves hiring outsourced companies, purchasing material, and other factors that require prior planning.

“After a year of intense movement, all of the equipment must be electromechanically preserved so that we can begin the year prepared to manage any demand that may arise.”, says Luiz Teixeira da Silva Júnior, Director of Operations at Portos do Paraná.

Handling at Eastern Export Corridor 

Despite a drop in grain and bran exports by the three terminals of the Eastern Corridor in 2020, the complex handled more than 16.7 million tons of cargo in 2021.

André Maragliano, director of the Association of Export Corridor Operators at the Port of Paranaguá (Atexp), stated that the corridor operators expect a very productive year. “Although the market is expecting a new decrease in soybean production in Paraná due to weather conditions, especially the lack of rain, we should handle a significant volume of cargo along the corridor”, he says.

According to him, expectations are good, especially for the next corn harvest. “In general, we expect record volumes for Brazil once again. What they say in the market is that the demand will be great for the country’s ports and, in Paraná, it will be no different”.

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