TCP sets two new records in August

TCP – the company that manages the Paranaguá Container Terminal, broke two new records in August, counting 82 operated trains (against last July’s record of 80 trains) and the handling of 6,600 full container units (against 6,295 units registered in July).

Trains that access the Terminal connect intermodal bases located in cities such as Cambé, Cascavel, and Ponta Grossa. They are mainly used for the transportation of refrigerated cargo and wood. “TCP is one of the only Brazilian terminals that has railroads within the bonded area, which is very important competitively, as it makes freight cheaper. This has contributed to the Terminal being able to convert cargo from other ports,” explains Alexandre Rubio, Commercial Director of the Terminal.

The executive explains that the increase in demand was already forecast for the period from July to September, but is also due to an operational realignment, with the creation of a window system for trains, similar to those already used for ships.

The Terminal also changed the equipment operating on the railroad, reducing operating time by almost 20%. “The window system was thought of in a partnership with Brado and Rumo to allow trains to arrive at the Terminal every six hours, always operating at full-time. Arriving at the beginning of the period avoids, for example, the train from arriving in Paranaguá during the change of shifts”, explains.

Alexandre Rubio emphasizes that the railway operation becomes an important differential in the negotiation with importers and exporters. “Compared to road freight, rail freight is on average up to 15% cheaper. In addition to reducing logistics costs, we also offer the flow management service, controlling the entire customer chain, ensuring that all cargo arrives on time,” he says.

In August, for example, TCP did not register any load delay by modal. “This is a consequence of good management, controlling all containers from the base, inland, until their arrival in Porto.”

Full Containers Record

The number of full containers is the Terminal’s best mark in the year at 6,600 units, against 6,295 units in July 2019. “It was a very difficult month, with the closed weather and a lot of fog in Paranaguá. Even so, the commercial team is doing a very good job, gaining market share, with a 15% growth in quay volume year on year,” explains Rubio.

According to the executive, TCP made changes in the logistics operation, increasing the flexibility offered to the shipowners. “The time of a ship in and out of the window in Paranaguá is about the same, which shows that the Terminal is ready to receive the ship at any time. This flexibility is a consequence of the release of the new berth and should increase even more with the start of the operation of two new container cranes, scheduled for September,” he concludes.

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