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Ranking of Brazilian and Plate Ports – Jan to Apr 2022 vs. Jan to April 2021

Jul, 04, 2022 Posted by Gabriel Malheiros

Week 202227

See below the ranking of Brazilian and Plate ports with the largest export and import numbers in terms of containers in the first four months of 2022 and compared to the same period in 2021. The data are from the DataLiner:

Brazil

The Port of Santos continues to lead exports via containers, with 374,210 TEUs, a slight decrease of 0.44% compared to the period from January to April 2021. The Port of Navegantes, in second place, grew 13.06% in the same comparison. The biggest drop observed in the period from January to April 2022 versus January to April 2021 was -36.30% in the Port of Itajaí. See more below:

Ranking of Brazilian Ports | Exports | Jan/Apr 2021 vs. Jan/Apr 2022 | TEU

wdt_ID Rank Ports Jan-Apr | 2021 Jan-Apr | 2022 % Change
1 1 SANTOS 375.879 374.210 -0.44%
2 2 NAVEGANTES 117.802 133.182 13.06%
3 3 PARANAGUA 118.839 131.671 10.80%
4 4 ITAPOA 56.492 66.662 18.00%
5 5 RIO GRANDE 73.797 57.348 -22.29%
6 6 RIO DE JANEIRO 29.493 30.493 3.39%
7 7 ITAJAI 46.664 29.725 -36.30%
8 8 SALVADOR 27.558 25.090 -8.96%
9 9 VILA DO CONDE 19.147 17.847 -6.79%
10 10 VITORIA 21.247 16.100 -24.22%
11 11 PECEM 10.933 10.268 -6.08%
12 12 FORTALEZA 11.604 9.704 -16.37%
13 13 SUAPE 8.700 8.255 -5.11%
14 14 MANAUS 5.879 5.754 -2.13%
15 15 ITAGUAI 8.570 5.560 -35.13%
16 16 NATAL 4.005 5.147 28.51%
17 OTHERS 286 241 -15.73%
18 TOTAL 936.897 927.257 -1.03%

Source: DataLiner (click here to request a demo)

In imports, the Port of Santos also maintained its leadership, with 341,166 TEUs, a drop of 5.61% compared to the first four months of 2021. The Port of Navegantes, on the other hand, imported a volume 15.24% lower between the two periods. See more of it below:

Ranking of Brazilian Ports | Imports | Jan/Apr 2021 vs. Jan/Apr 2022 | TEU

wdt_ID Rank Ports Jan-Apr | 2021 Jan-Apr | 2022 % Change
1 1 SANTOS 361.442 341.166 -5.61%
2 2 NAVEGANTES 107.458 91.079 -15.24%
3 3 PARANAGUA 95.313 84.081 -11.78%
4 4 ITAPOA 79.501 52.508 -33.95%
5 5 MANAUS 60.977 50.838 -16.63%
6 6 ITAJAI 58.106 43.560 -25.03%
7 7 RIO DE JANEIRO 42.859 36.224 -15.48%
8 8 SUAPE 34.417 24.820 -27.88%
9 9 SALVADOR 27.844 19.199 -31.05%
10 10 VITORIA 23.905 17.495 -26.82%
11 11 RIO GRANDE 26.938 16.414 -39.07%
12 12 PECEM 13.093 9.797 -25.17%
13 13 VILA DO CONDE 2.664 2.259 -15.20%
14 14 ITAGUAI 7.408 1.841 -75.15%
15 15 FORTALEZA 719 421 -41.45%
16 16 NATAL 140 167 19.29%
17 OTHERS 293 37 -87.37%
18 TOTAL 943.078 791.906 -16.03%

Source: DataLiner (click here to request a demo)

Plate (Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina) 

In the Plate region, which includes Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, the lead in exports in the first four months of 2022 is the Port of Buenos Aires, which had a container throughput 7.67% smaller than in the same period of 2021. On the other hand, the port that ranked second, the Port of Montevideo, handled a volume 22.44% higher. Check it out below:

Ranking of Ports in the Plate region | Exports | Jan/Apr 2021 vs. Jan/Apr 2022 | TEU

wdt_ID Rank Ports Jan-Apr | 2021 Jan-Apr | 2022 % Change
1 1 BUENOS AIRES 122.552 113.157 -7.67%
2 2 MONTEVIDEO 64.976 79.483 22.33%
3 3 ZARATE 8.852 9.205 3.99%
4 4 SAN ANTONIO ESTE 10.136 3.562 -64.86%
5 5 ROSARIO 4.506 3.166 -29.74%
6 6 LA PLATA 535 874 63.36%
7 7 PUERTO MADRYN 2.790 0 -100.00%
8 8 BAHIA BLANCA 1.956 0 -100.00%
9 TOTAL 216.303 209.447 -3.17%

Source: DataLiner (click here to request a demo)

In terms of imports, the Port of Buenos Aires saw a 1.59% smaller volume throughput from January to April 2022 than in the same period in 2021. The second in the ranking, the Port of Montevideo, imported a volume of 13.17% larger. Check it out below:

Ranking of Ports in the Plate region | Imports | Jan/Apr 2021 vs. Jan/Apr 2022 | TEU

wdt_ID Rank Ports Jan-Apr | 2021 Jan-Apr | 2022 % Change
1 1 BUENOS AIRES 186.492 183.522 -1.59%
2 2 MONTEVIDEO 61.225 69.289 13.17%
3 3 ZARATE 15.154 16.385 8.13%
4 4 ROSARIO 8.047 10.342 28.53%
5 5 USHUAIA 7.277 3.751 -48.45%
6 6 VILLETA 2.243 2.334 4.06%
7 7 PUERTO MADRYN 513 591 15.20%
8 8 PUERTO DESEADO 77 109 41.56%
9 OTHERS 261 119 -54.41%
10 TOTAL 281.287 286.442 1.83%

Source: DataLiner (click here to request a demo)

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