The year 2021 started with growth in the Port Complex of Itajaí and Navegantes. In January, 115,749 TEU and 1,303,984 tons were handled. Compared to the same period in 2020, in which 99,226 TEU and 1,103,275 tons were registered, these numbers indicate an increase of 17% in TEU handling and an increase of 18% in tonnage. Heder Cassiano Moritz, General Director of Logistics Operations at the Port of Itajaí Superintendence, explains that even with a 5% drop in the handling of TEU, there was a 6% increase in tonnage. “Despite the reduction in the number of stopovers and containers, we moved more tonnage, that is, we moved more full containers and more loaded ships. It is very important that we highlight this vessel-call load ratio growth, which was 22% compared to last year ”. He points out that more heavily loaded ships are a trend that is increasingly consolidated among shipowners: “The reduction in the number of vessel calls should be maintained, not only in public berths but in the complex in general”. For Fábio da Veiga, Superintendent of the Port of Itajaí, the movement in January was quite high: “Historically, port movement in the first quarter of the year tends to maintain stability, and even with the closing of the sandbar due to the rains, we managed to grow, indicating that in 2021 we will continue at this pace ”.
Source: Datamar News