Sugar shipments back to Port of Santos’ spotlight

Sugar was the cargo that stood out the most at the Port of Santos in January, up 37.2% year-on-year, totaling 1.2 million tonnes. The commodity was the highlight among export cargoes, accompanied by corn, which also performed well, totaling 1.4 million, a growth of 43.2%. The performance of these goods increased the movement of solid bulk by 0.9%.

The overall movement in January was 10.1 million tonnes, a 4.7% decrease from the same month last year (10.6 million tons) when the January historical record was set. The drop was primarily caused by a 51% decrease in shipments from the soy complex and a 17.8% decrease in fertilizer arrivals. As a result, January/2023 is the second-best January result in the port’s history.

Shipments accounted for 6.8 million tonnes, down 4%, while landings totaled 3.4 million tonnes, down 6.1%.

Container handling totaled 352,855 TEU, a reduction of 8.1% over January of last year when the historical record for the month was recorded.

The flow of ships was399 vessels, 2.8% higher than in January 2022.

The participation of the Port of Santos in the Brazilian trade flow in the first month of the year was 27.6%. About 24.4% of transactions had China as a partner country. The State of São Paulo still has the largest share in commercial transactions with foreign countries through the Port of Santos, which reached 57.4%.

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