Cargo handling for the month of July 2021 by Companhia Docas do Rio de Janeiro (CDRJ), which manages the ports of Rio de Janeiro, Itaguaí, Niterói, and Angra dos Reis) reached 5.7 million tons. The result surpassed the average for the first half of the year by 11.9% and was 38.8% greater than the movement of July 2020. In the accumulated result for the year, the volume moved exceeded by 29.9% the numbers registered in the same period last year. The data were released by the Business Planning area of the port authority. According to the report, the Port of Itaguaí handled 4.9 million tons in July 2021, which represents an increase of 42.2% compared to July 2020. At the Port of Rio de Janeiro, 752,000 tons were handled in July 2021, an increase of 18.8% compared to July last year.
Source: Datamar News