The port of Imbituba hit the record of movement in one month, with 592.6K tons. The number was reached in March. The results released by SCPar Porto of Imbituba, the state that manages the port, show a growth of 28% in relation to March 2018 and 20.5% in the first quarter of 2019, compared to the same period of the previous year. In the first three months of the year 63 ships and more than 1.3 million tons passed through the port. The main cargoes in Imbituba were containers, the import of petroleum coke and salt and the export of corn and soyabeans. In relation to the trade balance, exports led the operations in the first quarter, with 46% of the total handled, followed by imports, with 37.4%. The remaining 16.6% were for cabotage. According to the port administration, the expectation is that in 2019 pass through the port complex more than 5.4 million tons in general cargo, bulk and containerized. Imbituba’s best annual result is 5.2 million tons.
Source: Portos e Navios