Port of São Francisco: Exports Account for 64% of Cargo Throughput

The cargo throughput at the Port of São Francisco do Sul reached 1.4 million tons in April, marking a 7% increase compared to the same month last year (1.3 million).

Exports accounted for 897 thousand tons, constituting 64% of the total. A notable highlight is the operation with 13 vessels carrying 877 thousand tons of soybeans to China, with each vessel averaging 65 thousand tons of the grain.

Imports for the previous month totaled 498 thousand tons, representing 36% of the Port of North Santa Catarina’s overall movement. Leading the imports were metallurgical products, such as steel coils, amounting to 338 thousand tons. Following closely behind were fertilizers with 121 thousand tons.

During the first four months of the year, the Port of São Francisco handled 5.5 million tons of goods, surpassing the corresponding period in 2023 (5 million) by 10%.

“Despite the records set last year, when we achieved the historic milestone of 16.8 million tons handled, 2024 is proving to be a very promising year,” says Lindomar Dutra, the Port’s Director of Administration and Finance.

Dutra emphasizes that investments in port infrastructure were crucial for optimizing the loading and unloading processes.

“Significant structural projects have been underway since last year, including the inauguration of a new access point to the Terminal and the revitalization of the internal railway network, alongside continuous equipment maintenance, such as shiploaders,” Dutra highlights, also noting the R$25 million investment in technology, such as license plate-reading cameras for trucks.

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