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Ranking of Brazilian and Plate Ports | Jan to Mar | 2022 – 2021

May, 05, 2022 Posted by Sylvia Schandert

Week 202219

See below the ranking of Brazilian and Plate ports with the highest flow of containerized cargo in the first quarter of 2022 compared to 2021. The data are from DataLiner.

Brazil

In the first quarter of 2022, the Port of Santos once again scored the highest in terms of containerized cargo handling with 287,232 TEUs shipped, up 0.53% from the same period in 2021. Navegantes, the second in the export rank, handled  97,588 TEUs, a growth of 11.35% over 2021. See below the performance of other ports below:

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

wdt_ID Rank Ports Jan-Mar | 2021 Jan-Mar | 2022 % Change
1 1 SANTOS 285,711 287,232 0.53%
2 2 NAVEGANTES 87,638 97,588 11.35%
3 3 PARANAGUA 85,658 95,416 11.39%
4 4 ITAPOA 41,545 47,357 13.99%
5 5 RIO GRANDE 54,431 44,459 -18.32%
6 6 RIO DE JANEIRO 21,980 22,973 4.52%
7 7 ITAJAI 33,661 21,225 -36.94%
8 8 SALVADOR 19,609 19,157 -2.31%
9 9 VILA DO CONDE 14,105 13,315 -5.60%
10 10 VITORIA 16,108 11,925 -25.97%
11 11 PECEM 9,062 8,290 -8.52%
12 12 FORTALEZA 9,629 7,234 -24.87%
13 13 SUAPE 6,235 6,084 -2.42%
14 14 NATAL 2,315 5,147 122.33%
15 15 MANAUS 4,186 4,460 6.55%
16 16 ITAGUAI 6,587 4,046 -38.58%
17 OTHERS 207 197 -4.83%
18 TOTAL 698,668 696,105 -0.37%

Source: DataLiner (click here to request a demo)

As for imports, the Port of Santos received 255,882 TEUs between January and March 2022, a drop of 4.89% compared to the first quarter of 2021. Navegantes, second in the ranking, saw a greater drop in imports (-17.18%) with 70,433 TEUs received. Check out the full ranking below:

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

wdt_ID Rank Ports Jan-Mar | 2021 Jan-Mar | 2022 % Change
1 1 SANTOS 269,045 255,882 -4.89%
2 2 NAVEGANTES 85,040 70,433 -17.18%
3 3 PARANAGUA 72,075 67,261 -6.68%
4 4 ITAPOA 62,151 39,696 -36.13%
5 5 MANAUS 46,814 37,913 -19.01%
6 6 ITAJAI 46,259 34,998 -24.34%
7 7 RIO DE JANEIRO 33,216 27,462 -17.32%
8 8 SUAPE 26,505 21,142 -20.23%
9 9 SALVADOR 21,859 14,698 -32.76%
10 10 VITORIA 19,024 13,915 -26.86%
11 11 RIO GRANDE 21,346 12,763 -40.21%
12 12 PECEM 10,851 7,690 -29.13%
13 13 VILA DO CONDE 2,206 1,705 -22.71%
14 14 ITAGUAI 5,675 1,327 -76.62%
15 15 FORTALEZA 606 342 -43.56%
16 16 NATAL 118 157 33.05%
17 OTHERS 238 30 -87.39%
18 TOTAL 723,029 607,415 -15.99%

Source: DataLiner (click here to request a demo)

Plate

The Port of Buenos Aires stands out in the Plate region, which encompasses Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, in terms of exports despite the 12.21% drop in shipments seen in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. The Port of Montevideo, in second place, grew 22.06% in the same comparison. Check out the ranking of the region below:

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

wdt_ID Rank Ports Jan-Mar | 2021 Jan-Mar | 2022 % Change
1 1 BUENOS AIRES 95,484 83,825 -12.21%
2 2 MONTEVIDEO 47,879 58,443 22.06%
3 3 ZARATE 6,206 6,524 5.12%
4 4 ROSARIO 3,185 2,161 -32.15%
5 5 SAN ANTONIO ESTE 6,730 1,964 -70.82%
6 6 LA PLATA 255 595 133.33%
7 7 PUERTO MADRYN 2,151 0 -100.00%
8 8 BAHIA BLANCA 1,353 0 -100.00%
9 TOTAL 163,243 153,513 -5.96%

Source: DataLiner (click here to request a demo)

Finally, in terms of imports, while container throughput at the Port of Buenos Aires fell 5.76% in the first quarter of 2022, the Port of Montevideo increased its handling rates by 9.81%.

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

wdt_ID Rank Ports Jan-Mar | 2021 Jan-Mar | 2022 % Change
1 1 BUENOS AIRES 146,748 138,298 -5.76%
2 2 MONTEVIDEO 49,169 53,992 9.81%
3 3 ZARATE 11,191 12,977 15.96%
4 4 ROSARIO 5,671 7,309 28.90%
5 5 USHUAIA 5,672 3,018 -46.79%
6 6 PUERTO MADRYN 368 492 33.70%
7 7 PUERTO DESEADO 38 96 152.63%
8 8 SANTA FE 17 54 217.65%
9 9 MAR DEL PLATA 32 17 -46.88%
10 10 BAHIA BLANCA 107 9 -91.59%
11 11 LA PLATA 8 3 -62.50%
12 12 CALETA CORDOBA 0 2 100.00%
13 13 LAS PALMAS 57 0 -100.00%
14 TOTAL 219,076 216,267 -1.28%

Source: DataLiner (click here to request a demo)

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