Wait time to dock in Paraná ports falls 26%

Wait time for docking in Paraná ports decreased 26% from January to October this year, compared to the same period of 2018. In 2019, on average, ships waited four days from the time they announced their arrival to actually docking. In the first ten months of last year that time was 5.4 days.

The Director of Operations of the public company Ports of Paraná, Luiz Teixeira da Silva Júnior, explains that the main factor for reducing waiting time is port efficiency. “From the moment the port achieves regularity and safety at the pace of operation, it allows the user to schedule their arrival at the port more quickly,” he says.

According to the director, when there is a continuous pace of operation and good productivity, the user can program to wait as little as possible. “This avoids demurrage costs, port support, among others,” says Teixeira.

Paranaguá – In the Port of Paranaguá, the berth that most reduced the waiting time for docking was the 209. The place is a priority for fertilizer unloading operations. However, when there is no announcement of ships loaded with these solid bulk imports, other types of products, such as general cargo and vehicles, may be handled in the berth.

From January to October this year, 67 ships docked in this berth – 61 of fertilizers, four vehicles, and two general cargo. On average, vessels waited 8.12 days. In the same period, in 2018, there were 50 ships to dock, all of fertilizers, waiting on average 21.95 days. The reduction in waiting time was 63%.

“Through berth 209, unloading can happen either directly by truck to rear warehouses or by conveyor belts, directly to the bonded warehouse. This versatility provides great productivity, which makes these operations faster,” explains the director.

Handling – While waiting time is shorter, handling by cradle 209 only increases. From January to October this year there were 1.74m tons moved by the site, 8% more than the 1.61m tons in the same period of 2018.

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