DataLiner TEU by Port | January to November 2018 (Export)

Brazil’s TEU by port exports improved by 3% to 2.42m TEUs in the first eleven months of 2018, year-on-year. Brazil’s top two container ports – Santos and Paranaguá – saw a 1% and 3% increase in container shipments, to 926,789 and 294,165 TEUs respectively. Moreover, the Port of Itajai saw a 35% increase in exports year-on-year, reaching 104,487 TEU. However, three of the top 5 container ports – Navegantes, Rio Grande, and Itapoá – saw a drop in activities, moving 5%, 3%, and 1% fewer containers to 264,091, 206,515, and 187,758 TEU respectively than in the previous year, whereas Fortaleza registered a significant 228% increase to 21,418 TEU in the same period. 

TEU by Port Brazil - Export | Nov

According to DataLiner, Brazil’s TEU by port movements for exports grew only by 2% for the year until September.

DataLiner TEU by Port | January to November 2018 (Import)

Brazilian imports jumped up 9% to 2.12m TEUs between January and November last year, compared with the same time in 2017. Santos imported 9% more containers to reach 892,363 TEUs, whereas at Navegantes, Paranaguá, Itapoá, and Manaus, imports rose 5%, 15%, 8%, and 16% respectively. Most notably, Itajaí’s imports almost doubled, growing by 90% to 56,604 TEUs, year-on-year. The Port of Itajaí saw a massive turnaround in container handling last year. 

TEU by Port Brazil - Import | Nov

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