Santos Port Authority President to Attend High-Level Meeting in China

Anderson Pomini, President of the Santos Port Authority (APS), is set to participate in the VII Plenary Session of the China-Brazil Commission of High Level of Agreement and Cooperation (Cosban) from June 5 to 6 in Beijing, China. In addition to attending the session, Pomini will undertake official visits to the ports of Shanghai and Tianjin.

The international mission will see a delegation comprising government and industry representatives, led by Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, who also serves as Minister of Development, Industry, Commerce, and Services.

This mission is significant not only for its practical trade and cooperative outcomes but also because it marks 50 years of diplomatic relations between Brazil and China and 20 years since the establishment of Cosban by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Cosban encompasses 11 subcommittees: Politics; Economic-Commercial and Cooperation; Economic-Financial; Industry, Information and Communication Technology; Agriculture; Sanitary and Phytosanitary Topics; Energy and Mining; Science, Technology and Innovation; Space; Culture and Tourism; and Environment.

China remains the largest trading partner for the Port of Santos, both in terms of imports and exports.

The Port of Santos is currently Latin America’s largest and accounted for approximately 29.1% of all Brazil’s commercial transactions in April 2024, according to the Santos Port Authority. The chart below shows maritime imports and exports of containers handled at the port. The information was derived from DataLiner.

Container Exp & Imp | Port of Santos | Jan 2021 – Mar 2024 | TEUs

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