The contribution of specific products, which reached substantial percentages in comparison to 2020, to the Port of Vitória’s record-breaking cargo handling last year was significant. These products are: steel products, from 2,502/t to 371,825/t (+14,762.64 %); mineral coal, from 123,160/t to 357,342/t (+193.39%); vehicles, from 23,325 units to 49,334 (+111.51%); fertilizers, from 917,576/t to 1,074,765 (+17.13%). In 2021, 818 ships docked in the Port of Vitória, up 19.24 percent from the previous year’s total of 686 ships. The majority (53.89%) were long-haul, with cabotage navigation coming in second (46.11 percent). Cargo landing accounted for 53.59%, while loading accounted for 46.41%. CODESA’s Planning and Development Coordination provides the data (Coplad). CODESA began the year by confirming that cargo handling in 2021 set a new century high of 8.223 million/t, beating the previous high of 8.113 million/t set in 2011.
Source: Datamar News