The ports of Paraná reached its best semester ever, with 29,081,691 tons of cargo handled. The volume of imported and exported products between January and June 2021 was 3% higher than that recorded in the same period in 2020, which had also broken records, with 28,177,335 tons handled. According to the Ministry of Finance, exports via the ports of Paranaguá and Antonina generated revenues of US$9.6 billion, an increase of 11% compared to the same six months last year (US$8.6 billion). In imports, the value growth was 35%, reaching US$7.5 billion (in 2020, it was US$5.5 billion). The figures for the first half of 2021 already exceed by almost 10 million tons the movement registered 10 years ago, from January to June 2011. According to the CEO of Portos do Paraná, Luiz Fernando Garcia, the growth is accelerated. “If we maintain this pace, the projection of the national plan for port logistics – to move 60 million tons via Paranaguá and Antonina – will be achieved long before 2030”, Garcia evaluated. Last year, 57,338,001 tons of products passed through Paraná terminals. “In 2021, growth continues to be driven mainly by increases in the general cargo and liquid bulk segments, but also with significant growth in solid bulk, our primary export”, completed the president.
Source: Datamar News