In October, CODEBA registered the third-largest cargo handling volume in the company’s history, moving 1,186,507 tons through the three public ports. The 67.36% growth in general cargo was decisive for the milestone.The month was also marked by the arrival of 28,000 tons of rails in the Port of Salvador. It was the first batch of rails destined for the works of the second stretch of the West-East Integration Railway (FIOL), which connects Caetité/BA and Barreiras/BA. Handling also included the return of wood exports from the Port of Ilhéus to the Port of Aveiro, in Portugal. Operations with the commodity had been suspended because of the Covid-19 pandemic. October YTD figures show that CODEBA registered an increase of 16.31% over the same period of 2020. The total reached 11,127,974 tons. The 24.57% rise in imports was one of the factors that contributed to the rise in the indices.
Source: Datamar News