Port complexes move 29 million tons

Ports of Paranagua and Antonina had a 18% increase in volumes.
The public ports handled more than Paraná 29.2 million tonnes of goods in the first nine months of 2010. Thus, the terminals of Paranaguá and Antonina had increased by 18% in operations, compared with the same period in 2009, and recorded revenues of $ 9.4 million. All products handled as general cargo, dry bulk and liquid vehicles and containers were discharged in marketing between the months of January and September.

The number of containers handled since January reached 500,000 TEUs (equivalent to one unit of equipment 20 feet). Increase of approximately 10% in operations, since the same period last year were sold 456 thousand TEUs. Currently, APPA offers two extra windows for berthing, offered with day and hour set for regular weekly services of container ships.

Imports grew by almost 50% from 6 million tons last year to 9 million tons in 2010. Exports rose from 18.7 million tons in the first nine months of the previous year to 20.1 million tons so far this year. Cabotage (navigation along the Brazilian coast) increased 13% and totaled 9,097,061 tons.

"We are very optimistic about the evolution of the movement. Each month, the achieved performance is better and I believe by the end of the year topped 38 million tonnes traded," said the superintendent of Appa, Mario Lobo Filho.

"For this, we follow the guidance of Governor Orlando Pessuti to invest in infrastructure improvements and measures to ensure pricing and logistics advantages to our users," he added. Since May, the terminals offer Paraná preference for ships loaded with sugar and fertilizer, has been receiving container ships of up to 301 meters in length and allow the refueling of vessels is done during the period they are moored.

The export of grain has been highlighted following the bulk profile of the Port of Paranaguá. The soybean exports more than tripled in the comparison between the months of September 2009 (55,200 tonnes) and 2010 (231,100 tonnes). Thus, in the nine months of this year, the terminal parnanguara peaked at 5,121,525 tons of soybeans traded in international markets.

Corn had the highest growth for one month in September and exports of the product were up to six times higher than the previous year: 731,330 tonnes. Since January, 1.9 million tons were exported, up 31% over the same period in 2009, when the movement was 1.4 million tons.

Exports of sugar accumulated in 2010, both in bags and in bulk (straight to the ship's hold) , also rose. The movement of these loads reached 437.3 thousand tons and 2.6 million tons, respectively.

As leather goods, ceramics and pulp again be traded through the port of Paraná, pulling the 9% growth in shipments of general cargo. In the export of pulp and paper reels, for example, the amount moved 47,600 tons reached the highest value of the last five years.

With the advantage of the return freight by trucks and trains which arrive with grain for export and in the back, instead of returning empty, they carry the products for fertilizer production, import of fertilizers increased by 45.7% over the past nine months. Between January and September 2009 was just over 3 million and this year already totals 4.4 million tonnes.

The purchase of oil products grew almost 68% and increased from 650,300 tonnes last year to more than 1 million tons in 2010. Also stood out for imports of chemical products (347,867 tons), salt (263,133 tons) and barley (116,374 tonnes).

The import and export of vehicles such as cars, trucks, agricultural machinery and buses, rose almost 45% comparing the first nine months of 2009 and 2010. Rose from 88,505 to 128,236 units.

The Port of Antonina grew 74% in the drives and nine months of this year operated 126 300 tonnes, equivalent to 70% of the bustling throughout the year, when they were 88 300 tonnes. Products traded are highlighted fertilizers (39,276 tons), frozen (35,144 tons) and sugar (51,606 tons.

Back to archive