Total cargo volume handled in coastal shipping rises 38.7% in Paraná

The total volume of cabotage-derived cargoes has significantly risen in 2021 in the ports of Paraná compared to the previous year. This year, accounting for the period between January and November, 2,498,473 tons of cargo were handled – 38.7% more than the 1,801,366 tons in 2020.

These numbers represent 4.71% of the total volume handled in Paraná during the first eleven months of 2021 (53,029,756 tons). Despite the relatively small participation, the State’s port authority offers incentives for cabotage shipping to grow even more.

“Maritime transportation between same-country ports is important for the national economy and logistics, as it contributes to the balance of the modal freight transport matrix”, says the CEO of Portos do Paraná, Luiz Fernando Garcia.

According to the executive, cabotage is one of the best logistical alternatives to reduce transportation costs and to relieve the overuse of roads. “In the ports of Paranaguá and Antonina, as an incentive for cabotage, the fees charged are nearly 50% lower in relation to other places”, he completes.

Discounts are applied to waterway access infrastructure rates; berthing infrastructure and land infrastructure fees; among other variables, depending on the goods transported and the type of vessel.

Items – In 2021, Paraná’s records show 180 cabotage berthings from January to November. Nearly 77% of the total volume handled was unloaded at the state’s ports, while 23% were loaded.

The goods that were transported the most through the coast were liquid and solid bulk, as well as containerized cargo.

In terms of volume, the most transported product by cabotage was diesel oil: 1,010,291 tons. Other than that, fuel oil (516,289 tons) was also handled in Paraná state terminals, as well as gasoline (474,768 tons), container loads (94,941 tons), sea salt (95,260 tons), caustic soda (69,382 tons), propane (58,603 tons), wheat (33,989 tons), LPG (28,922 tons), and ethyl alcohol (16,029 tons).

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