According to Companhia Docas do Ceará, the year 2020 was marked by several records set at the Port of Fortaleza. Between January and December 2020, 1157 ships docked at the Port of Fortaleza, an increase of 9.5% over the previous year. Solid bulk (cereals and non-cereals) accounted for 46.6% of all movement, followed by liquid bulk (oil and oil products) at 45.3% and general cargo at 8.1%. Regarding wheat, grain imports by the mills M. Dias Branco, Grande Moinho Cearense, and J. Macêdo were 9.9% higher than in 2019. The cargo came mainly from Argentina, the United States, and Canada; this amount will be surpassed again in 2021, according to the management of Terminais de Grãos de Fortaleza Ltda (TERGRAN), tenant in the Port of Fortaleza. In relation to solid non-cereal bulk, the highlight of 2020 was the handling of clinker, slag, steel products, chemicals, manganese, iron ore, scrap, coal, and plaster.
Source: Datamar News