Portos RS announces July 2021 cargo handling results

On August 20, the superintendence of the ports of Rio Grande do Sul (Portos RS) released the performance of the first seven months of 2021 of the three public ports under its administration (Porto Alegre, Pelotas, and Rio Grande) added to the private handling from the Rio Grande Superport complex. In the period between January and July, the complexes handled 26,735,005 tons, an increase of 7.18% compared to the same period last year and 13.05% compared to the first seven months of 2019.

The Rio Grande Superport port complex, which involves the public port, the five leased private terminals, the two shipyards, and the four terminals for private use by companies, accounted for most of this amount: 25,285,651 tons in the January period to July, an increase of 6.01% compared to the same period in 2020.

The good news is for the handling of the month of July, which was characterized as the third-best in the history of the superport complex, with a total of 4,475,949 tons handled. The amount verified was close to that of April, with 4,479,712 tons, and in May, with 4,549,639 tons.

With regard to the movements at the Superport, the highlights of the highest percentage increase in cargo were due to wood cargoes, which increased their movements by 319.99%, followed by urea (76.62%), soy meal (28.48 %), wheat (17.24%), and cellulose (11.73%).

The Port of Pelotas recorded an increase of 100.50% in movements carried out in July compared to the same period last year. Because of this, May can be considered the third-best month of the year in the amount of cargo transported. The two main goods in the port of Pelotas, wood logs and clinker, increased their loads compared to last year.

The Port of Porto Alegre was responsible for the movement of 449,609 tons of fertilizers, which together with barley, wheat, salt, and other cargo reached the amount of 616,743 tons in a 7-month period. Compared to last year, the total cargo handled at the Porto Alegre pier registered an increase of 24.32%.

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