Port Quequén eyes recovery after drop in exports in 2023

According to Jorge Alvaro, president of Porto Quequén, a significant maritime port in Argentina, the year 2023 did not end well as it recorded a significantly lower cargo movement compared to the historical record achieved in 2022.

According to the data provided by the management of this maritime terminal, the facility exported 5,506,419 tons of grains on 251 ships, whereas in 2022, 7,553,681 tons were exported, surpassing even the volume of goods in 2016, with the departure of 306 ships.

This represented a 27% drop from the exceptional performance of 2022 at Porto Quequén.

“It was decidedly a bad year; we did not reach the mark of 6 million tons shipped, whereas we obtained seven and a half million in 2022. One and a half million less represents a lot of money that we did not collect, not to mention less work,” stated Alvaro in mid-December.

Moreover, it is noteworthy that, facing a very intense 2024, the Management Consortium, led by Alvaro, determined the repair of accesses to the secondary zone in preparation for the possible arrival of a large fleet of grain trucks.

In this regard, it is expected that, in the first month of this year, more than 500,000 tons will be sent by Quequén to the rest of the world.

The 5,506,419 tons of exported grains last year on ships averaging 25,543 tons were destined for Morocco, China, Indonesia, Algeria, Vietnam, Brazil, Colombia, and Turkey.

According to the report released by the port terminal, of the total exported, 1,756,955 tons were corn, 1,078,898 tons were forage barley, and soy took the third spot on the podium with 968,847 tons.

Until January, 235,121 tons of grains were exported, and currently, four ships are loading 141,800 tons bound for Colombia, Brazil, and China.

Meanwhile, four ships are waiting in shallow waters to load 157,414 tons of grains, departing for China, Indonesia, and Brazil afterward.

Source: Argenports

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