Port of Imbituba sets cargo-handling records in 2020

The Port of Imbituba closed 2020 with records levels of shipments and monthly and annual movements, cargo diversification, and investment attraction. From January to December 2020, 5.8 million tons were handled in the port of Santa Catarina, a volume 1.8% higher than in 2019. Among the busiest cargo in the period were petroleum coke, soybeans, ore iron, containers, corn, salt, and urea. In all, there were 228 ship moorings in 2020.

In 2020, the Port of Imbituba broke three monthly handling records: in June (602,370 tons), September (602,737 tons), and December (662,489 tons). In addition, it exceeded the volume shipped per vessel five times, demonstrating its capacity to handle large operations. The largest of them reached 119,700 tons in a single vessel, considered to be the largest solid bulk shipment in southern Brazil, according to statistics from ANTAQ (the national waterway transportation agency).

The cargo portfolio was also expanded, adding pulp, iron ore (hematite and magnetite), fertilizer (triple superphosphate), and food in big bags. The significant movement of ore helped set shipping records and attract private investments inside the port, such as the construction of a new warehouse dedicated exclusively to cargo, with a static storage capacity of approximately 80,000 tons.

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