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Ranking of Brazil and Plate ports | Jan. to Dec. 2020 and Jan. to Dec. 2021

Apr, 20, 2022 Posted by Gabriel Malheiros

Week 202217

See below the port ranking for Brazil and the Plate region in terms of most exported and imported containers in 2021 compared to 2020. The data are from DataLiner.

Brazil

The Port of Santos maintains the leadership in exports with 1,130,889 TEUs, a slight drop of 0.10% compared to 2020 volumes.

Ranking of Brazilian Ports | Exports | Jan/Dec 2021 vs. Jan/Dec 2020 | TEU

Rank	Ports	Jan-Dec \| 2021	Jan-Dec \| 2020	% Change
1	1	SANTOS	1.130.889	1.132.054	-0.10%
2	2	PARANAGUA	393.865	392.161	0.43%
3	3	NAVEGANTES	387.612	316.375	22.52%
4	4	RIO GRANDE	212.515	228.668	-7.06%
5	5	ITAPOA	188.774	174.702	8.05%
6	6	ITAJAI	134.112	162.605	-17.52%
7	7	SALVADOR	88.165	94.960	-7.16%
8	8	RIO DE JANEIRO	86.856	93.722	-7.33%
9	9	VITORIA	71.616	74.287	-3.60%
10	10	VILA DO CONDE	54.241	51.876	4.56%
11	11	PECEM	47.345	39.157	20.91%
12	12	FORTALEZA	27.947	18.672	49.67%
13	13	SUAPE	26.471	24.200	9.38%
14	14	ITAGUAI	24.387	26.139	-6.70%
15	15	NATAL	23.734	24.034	-1.25%
16	16	MANAUS	17.755	14.941	18.83%
17		OTHERS	891	947	-5.91%
18		TOTAL	2.917.174	2.869.501	1.66%

Source: DataLiner (click here to request a demo)

There was growth in imports. The Port of Santos handled 1,075,408 TEUs, an increase of 23.77% compared to 2021. Navegantes, in second place, grew 39.34% year on year.

Ranking of Brazilian Ports | Imports | Jan/Dec 2021 vs. Jan/Dec 2020 | TEU

Rank	Ports	Jan-Dec \| 2021	Jan-Dec \| 2020	% Change
1	1	SANTOS	1.075.408	868.857	23.77%
2	2	NAVEGANTES	319.990	229.644	39.34%
3	3	PARANAGUA	286.247	243.085	17.76%
4	4	ITAPOA	212.847	176.319	20.72%
5	5	MANAUS	171.731	166.555	3.11%
6	6	ITAJAI	151.726	140.499	7.99%
7	7	RIO DE JANEIRO	124.844	116.578	7.09%
8	8	SUAPE	87.502	80.722	8.40%
9	9	SALVADOR	72.466	68.052	6.49%
10	10	RIO GRANDE	64.968	67.843	-4.24%
11	11	VITORIA	52.140	57.422	-9.20%
12	12	PECEM	30.111	38.107	-20.98%
13	13	ITAGUAI	15.212	24.093	-36.86%
14	14	VILA DO CONDE	6.345	8.146	-22.11%
15	15	FORTALEZA	2.021	1.603	26.08%
16	16	NATAL	656	425	54.17%
17		OUTROS	452	1.269	-64.38%
18		TOTAL	2.674.665	2.289.219	16.84%

Source: DataLiner (click here to request a demo)

Plate

The Port of Buenos Aires led exports in the Plate region in 2021, with 389,298 TEUs, down 7.85% compared to 2020. The Port of Montevideo ranked second, increasing shipments by 10.46%.

Ranking of Plate region Ports | Exports | Jan/Dec 2021 vs. Jan/Dec 2020 | TEU

Rank	Ports	Jan-Dec \| 2021	Jan-Dec \| 2020	% Change
1	1	BUENOS AIRES	389.298	422.460	-7.85%
2	2	MONTEVIDEO	229.539	207.811	10.46%
3	3	ZARATE	37.298	31.846	17.12%
4	4	ROSARIO	15.850	19.070	-16.88%
5	5	SAN ANTONIO ESTE	12.748	13.334	-4.40%
6	6	PUERTO MADRYN	4.087	7.975	-48.75%
7	7	BAHIA BLANCA	3.608	8.949	-59.68%
8	8	LA PLATA	2.414	729	231.14%
9		TOTAL	694.843	712.173	-2.43%

Source: DataLiner (click here to request a demo)

Regarding imports, the Port of Buenos Aires handled a volume 10.75% higher than 2020, while the second place, Montevideo, handled a volume 33.56% greater.

Ranking of Plate region Ports | Imports | Jan/Dec 2021 vs. Jan/Dec 2020 | TEU

Rank	Ports	Jan-Dec \| 2021	Jan-Dec \| 2020	% Change
1	1	BUENOS AIRES	544.850	491.954	10.75%
2	2	MONTEVIDEO	211.091	158.053	33.56%
3	3	ZARATE	51.431	44.316	16.05%
4	4	ROSARIO	26.745	20.663	29.43%
5	5	USHUAIA	15.212	15.814	-3.81%
6	6	PUERTO MADRYN	1.800	1.967	-8.49%
7	7	PUERTO DESEADO	433	462	-6.28%
8	8	BAHIA BLANCA	198	234	-15.38%
9	9	MAR DEL PLATA	175	125	40.00%
10	10	SANTA FE	131	44	197.73%
11	11	LAS PALMAS +AR	114	104	9.62%
12	12	CAMPANA	25	2	1150.00%
13	13	LA PLATA	22	4	450.00%
14		TOTAL	852.226	733.741	16.15%

Source: DataLiner (click here to request a demo)

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Ranking of Brazil and Plate ports | Jan. to Dec. 2020 and Jan. to Dec. 2021

Brazil

Ranking of Brazilian Ports | Exports | Jan/Dec 2021 vs. Jan/Dec 2020 | TEU

Ranking of Brazilian Ports | Imports | Jan/Dec 2021 vs. Jan/Dec 2020 | TEU

Ranking of Plate region Ports | Exports | Jan/Dec 2021 vs. Jan/Dec 2020 | TEU

Ranking of Plate region Ports | Imports | Jan/Dec 2021 vs. Jan/Dec 2020 | TEU

Exports of furniture and mattresses stabilize in May

Pecém sets new handling record: 10 million tons in the first half of 2021

Brazil Achieves Second-Highest January Export Value, Expands to 24 New Markets

No soybean exports scheduled until March due to delay in harvest

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