Ports of Paraná experience best month ever

The ports of Paranaguá and Antonina set a new record for cargo handling in a single month: 6,081,904 tons transported in May, setting a new record. For the first time, Paraná terminals surpass the level of six million tons handled in this period. The level is 5% higher than the previous monthly record, from May 2020, when just over 5.7 million tons were handled.

In the first five months of this year, the ports of Paraná handled a total of 24,343,390: an increase of 2% compared to the same period of the previous year. In 2021, exports totaled 14,752,349 tons and imports, 9,591,041 tons.

During the first 5 months, the highlight was in the General Cargo segment- Break Bulk and “Roll-On/Roll-Off.”

Almost 20% of all cargo handled in the month was listed as General: 1,203,598 tons in this segment. Thus, between January and May 2021, the ports of Paraná handled a total of 5,498,338 tons of these products, an increase of 14% compared to the same period in 2020 (4,825,494 tons).

According to the CEO of Portos do Paraná, Luiz Fernando Garcia, the global economic moment and the coronavirus pandemic influenced growth. “Pulp was one of the products that became essential, as it is used in hygiene products, cleaning, and personal protection equipment, such as masks and disposable aprons,” he said.

In May, 44,800 tons were exported via Paranaguá. This year, 278,216 tons have already been exported. In addition to leaving Brazil as Break Bulk, the product was also exported in containers. There were 136,578 tons of pulp shipped this way since January.

Container – In all, cargo handled in containers in May totaled 1,056,047 tons: 550,180 for exports and 505,867 for imports. A total of 4,736,686 tons of containerized cargo have been handled in 2021.

Frozen chicken led exports – 776,789 tons were shipped in the first five months of 2021, equivalent to 37% of exports in the segment.

Another highlight in this type of shipment was the export of wood (389,505 tons) and the import of fertilizers (175,646 tons); plastics (161,841); and organic chemicals (95,130).

Other products – Still listed as General Cargo, 342,242 tons of bagged sugar were exported, and 5,175 tons of train tracks were imported in 2021.

Vehicles are also included in the General Cargo segment. In May, 6,994 units were exported and 2,177 imported. The handling, which includes cars, agricultural machinery, and buses, rose again in 2021. In comparison with the first five months of the previous year, the increase has already reached 39%. There were 26,438 units handled in 2020 and 36,675 this year.

Liquid bulk – The export of vegetable oils grew 17% between January and May. There were 157,050 tons exported last month alone, almost 40% of the total accumulated in the year (508,087 tons). Imports not recorded in May 2020 took place in 2021: 19,515 tons. The products, which were scarce on the domestic market, had to be purchased abroad. In the first five months of the year, 136,454 tons were imported, compared to 23,250 in the same period in 2020, an increase of 487%.

Solid bulk – The movement of soy, bran, and corn in grains and wheat and sugar decreased slightly compared to the five months of 2021 and 2020, with a decrease of 3%. The rainy weather and the delay in the field hampered shipments in the first months of the year, but the segment continues to be responsible for more than 63% of handling at the ports of Paraná.

Between January and May 2021, 15,432,234 tons of solid bulk were handled. In the same months last year, there were 15,879,220 tons moved.

In May this year, bulk exports totaled 3,053,911 tons, equivalent to more than 77% of all exports from the Ports of Paranaguá and Antonina. The highlights of May were the export of soy (1,983,809 tons), bran (563,769), and sugar (551,313).

Fertilizer – In imports, fertilizers represented almost 44% of everything that arrived in the year. There were 4,193,214 tons of products imported in the period, with 927,616 being handled in May alone.

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