Port of Santos breaks record in first semester

The strong growth of Brazil’s agricultural commodity exports in the international market made the Port of Santos attain its 5th consecutive monthly record in June with the shipment of 12.3 million tonnes, an increase of 6.2% over the same period in 2019. In this period, shipments increased by 14.6% to 9.4 million tonnes. Imports fell 14.3% during this time.

Considering the commodities exported, soy complex and sugar were highlights, displaying 54.8% and 58.6% growth respectively, with exports reaching 3.9 million tonnes of soy and 2 million tonnes of sugar. Another cargo that performed well in June was cellulose, with an increase of 26.2% year-on-year, to 492,700 tonnes.

The shipment of containers decreased by 13.5% in June, to 309,000 TEU. Even so, in the accumulated result for the year, 2 million TEU were shipped, representing a 4.3% rise over year-ago levels

The port also broke a record in the first semester when considering general cargo, reaching 70.3 million tonnes handled –  an increase of 10.6% over the same period in 2019, as a result of the 13.9% increase in exports and 2.6% of imports.  Among the highlights are the 40% increase in sugar shipments to 8.7 million tonnes; 27% rise in the soy complex to 22.8 million tonnes; and 17.7% growth in cellulose to 2.8 million tonnes. On the import side, fertilizers grew 30.2% to 2.7 million tonnes, and diesel was up 30.1% to 1.4 million tonnes.

In June, the number of ships at the berths totaled 398, slightly lower (-1%) in the annual comparison. In the semester, it reached 2,300 vessels, an increase of 1.4%.

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