The Port of Recife recorded a 69.04% growth in cargo handling in January compared to the same month in 2020. The forecast was to handle about 82,000 tons of products, but the result was 166,041 tons. In January 2020, cargo handling reached 98,225 tons. Eight vessels docked at the port in January. Six types of products were moved. The most prominent cargo was sugar in bulk and in bags, almost 82,000 tons were exported to Romania, Lebanon, and Canada. Subsequently, 34,847 tons of Belgian and Argentine barley malt arrived through the Port of Recife to supply the Pernambuco beer industry. Barrilha, fertilizer, and wheat also passed through the Port of Recife. “The year started with a promise of rebalancing. January has already exceeded expectations and the movement foreseen for February is 117,000 tons, already 30% higher than the same period last year. From now on, we already understand that advances at the port will get stronger and it will gain more importance in our economy”, points out Marconi Muzzio president of the Port of Recife.
Source: Datamar News