Solid bulks charge ahead as top-handled cargo type in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil’s southernmost state port authority Portos RS released on Monday (18) the throughput figures for February 2024. The numbers take into account the three public ports under its administration and the private terminals installed along the infrastructure of the Rio Grande do Sul hydrographic system.

The highlight this month goes to the port of Porto Alegre, which had the best first two months in its operational history, having achieved a throughput of 175,137 tonnes, up 62,795 tonnes from 2023.

“The ports of Rio Grande do Sul have surpassed the mark of 5.7 million tonnes in the first two months of 2024. The Port of Porto Alegre, specifically, saw a significant cargo movement in February, operations that, added to January, made this the best first two months in history. This result shows the waterway’s importance for the development of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. That is in line with everything we are doing to make our units increasingly competitive,” explains the president of Portos RS, Cristiano Klinger.

The following chart uses DataLiner data to compare the volume recorded in exports and imports from January 2022 to January 2024 at the Porto Alegre port.

Porto Alegre | Exports & Imports | Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | WTMT

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The number of vessels received over the last 30 days was 631 in total, with 505 heading to the Port of Rio Grande, which corresponds to 80.03%. Trailing that is Pelotas, through which 83 barges passed, and Porto Alegre with another 43 ships.

Specific cargo operations also grew in recurrence in the state’s ports, such as wheat, soybeans, wood chips, polyethylene, and tobacco. But the highlight goes to solid bulks, which charge ahead on the list, totaling 3,421,814 tonnes. In second place comes general cargo, with 1,930,862 tonnes, and in third place is liquid bulk, with 434,842 tonnes.

The main destination for exports is China, followed by the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, and the United States. Together, these countries account for 1,757,977 tonnes. Imports originate mainly from Argentina, followed by Morocco, China, Peru, and the Netherlands, totaling 629,207 tons.

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