The Ports of Paraná had another month of prominence in general cargo handling. In July this year, the Paranaguá and Antonina terminals loaded and unloaded 5,783,348 tons of products, 13% more than that registered in July 2020, when 5,118,798 tons were handled. In July, exports totaled 3,553,905 tons – 7% more than the 3,330,290 tons registered in the same month of 2020, with emphasis on shipments of soy, sugar, vegetable oils, and general cargo, especially containers carrying wood pulp. Last month’s imports totaled 2,229,443 tons, a volume 24.7% higher than the 1,788,508 tons imported in July 2020, with a rise in fertilizers, general cargo, mainly containers, wheat, malt, barley, and vegetable oil. At the Port of Antonina, the private terminal (TPPF) handled 209,778 tons of cargo last July. The volume registered this year is 130% greater than the 91,147 tons of cargo handled in July 2020. Exports of non-transgenic soybean meal through the terminal registered an increase of around 7%. There were no sugar exports in July at Antonina. Regarding imports, the volume of fertilizers unloaded in July at TPPF registered an increase of 264%.
Source: Datamar News