APM Terminals Pecém, in Ceará, set two consecutive records this year, with a best-ever September performance of more than 41 thousand TEUs, surpassed by October, with 46,705 thousand TEUs handled. For the first ten months, the Pecém Terminal reports 309,051 thousand TEUs, a 7.9% increase in 2019. In the South of Brazil, the Itajaí Terminal’s volumes grew by double digits in 2020, maintaining the pattern of the last three years. Until October, the terminal had handled more than 457 thousand TEUs, up 13.4% over the 403 thousand TEUs handled in the same period of 2019. The growth in the Northeast of Brazil is due to the following factors: strategic location of the port within the supply chain of shipowners and end clients; the lines with bigger ships with larger load capacity; the rising US Dollar; and the economic recovery ahead of special dates. The port of Pécem inaugurated Berth 10, increasing the terminal’s operational capacity. APMT Itajaí is among the 10 biggest ports in Brazil and was the only one to see imports growth. Meanwhile, in terms of exports, Itajaí was among four of the 10 biggest terminals that saw an increase, registering its largest growth of 21%.
Source: Portos e Navios
*Translated by Ia Niani