The Port of Imbituba saw a 24.6% rise in cargo handling in the 1st quarter

With 1.6 million tonnes handled between January and March, the Port of Imbituba just had the best 1st quarter in its history. In fact, the port is celebrating a 24.6% growth rate in cargo handling compared to 2021. In total, 67 vessels called at the port, an increase of 19.6% compared to the first three months of the previous year.

“Our efforts, alongside workers and companies that operate in the port, are intended to meet market demand, which has kept the inflow and outflow of cargo at Imbituba berths heated, hence the growth curve,”  highlights Fábio Riera, CEO of SCPAR Porto de Imbituba.

The current economic context leads to an increase in captive cargo flow, such as petroleum coke, and the attraction of new business, such as the recent lease agreement signing for the Liquid Bulk Terminal (TGL) and the transitional lease of the Mineral Bulk Terminal (TGM).

Imbituba has been producing significant results month after month. It saw the strongest January and February in history. March’s performance was about the same volume as last year, with a 1.2% retraction. According to the Port Authority’s Director of Planning and Operations, José João Tavares, heavy rains hampered last month’s performance.

Solid bulk dominates port handling at Imbituba, accounting for 74.6% of the total volume handled in the 1st quarter, particularly of the mineral kind (68% of solid bulk). Petroleum coke (calcined and non-calcined), fertilizers, iron, manganese ores, and salt are examples of mineral bulk.

The majority of operations were import operations (47.8% of the volume), followed by export shipments (39.8%). Cabotage shipping, mainly container handling operations, accounted for 12.2% of the total volume flow. Specifically, container operations increased 33.2% in the number of TEUs handled in the 1st quarter, compared to 2021.

Please see below the percentages of the six largest exports through the port of Imbituba in 2021. The data are from DataLiner.

Six Most Exported Cargo Through Imbituba | 2021 | WTMT

Source: DataLiner (click here to request a demo)

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