Port of Paranaguá registers 6% increase in container handling

In 2020, the volume of cargo imported and exported in containers through the Port of Paranaguá increased by 6% compared to 2019. There were 8,541,091 tons handled, 508,664 tons more than in the previous year. Containerized products represent 14.9% of the general handling of Paraná’s ports.

“The movement in Paraná was the opposite of ports around the world. Even with the effects of the pandemic which hindered the flow of containers transported in Asia and Europe, the Port of Paranaguá registered an increase, both in volume and number of containers ”, says the CEO of Portos do Paraná, Luiz Fernando Garcia

In terms of TEU, the increase registered was 5%. In 2020, there were 906,504 TEU handled. In 2019, there were 867,185 TEU.

According to Garcia, the strong demand for food throughout the world contributed to the increase in container loads, as the Port of Paranaguá remains the largest chicken exporter in Brazil. In 2020, 1,805,011 tons of poultry meat were exported. The frozen product is the most moved in containers by the Paraná terminal.

Other main products that arrive or leave through the container terminal at the Port of Paranaguá, leased and operated by the company TCP, include wood, paper, pulp, and beef, for exports, and fertilizers for import. Concerning wood, 905,294 tons were exported in 2020. The volume represents an increase of 3.67% compared to the 873,227 tons registered in 2019.

Paper exported in containers totaled 407,290 tons. The increase was 15.78%, compared to 351,792 tons in the previous year. The increase observed in pulp exports was even greater when comparing the last two years: 30.4%. In 2020, 373,981 tons were exported; in 2019, 286,720 tons were exported.

Exports of frozen beef in 2020 amounted to 348,356 tons. Compared to the 280,276 tons exported in 2019, the increase recorded was 24.29%.

Imports – Among imports, the main highlight is the volume of fertilizers imported in containers through the Port of Paranaguá. 526,085 tons were imported in 2020 – 34.63% more than in 2019 – when 390,769 tons were imported.

See container handling at the Port of Paranaguá since 2017 in the graph below:

Container Handling at the Port of Paranaguá | Jan 2017 to Nov 2020 | TEU

Source: DataLiner (To request a DataLiner demo click here)

Vessel calls – According to DataLiner, the number of container vessel calls at the Paraná terminal is also higher when compared to the previous year.  It went from 771 vessel calls in 2019 to 796 vessel calls in 2020, an increase of 3%. The Port of Paranaguá is among the only five in Brazil to register growth in the segment’s moorings.

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