The Port of Antonina on the coast of Paraná forecasts a 50% growth in cargo handling in 2021, especially for the movement of non-transgenic soybean meal, fertilizers, wood, chips, organic grains and project cargo. The expectation is due to a favorable environment influenced by the appreciation of US dollar, as well as the rising price of commodities and the growing global demand for food. In 2020, Ponta do Félix Port Terminals (TPPF), the company responsible for the concession of the Port of Antonina, handled almost one million tons, even in an atypical pandemic year. The total of 950,626 tons of products handled in 2020 (including bulk, fertilizer, soybean meal, general cargo and sugar) represents an increase of 5% compared to 2019, when cargo handling reached 908 thousand tons. TPPF’s CEO, Gilberto Birkhan, said the economic environment should be favorable to Brazilian agribusiness in 2021, as well as the advance in investments for maritime structure. There are some advantages in exporting and importing through the Port of Antonina, such as its capacity of working with different cargo, short waiting time for vessels lineup, allowing service of ships with managerial priorities according to the need of the customer. Also the customs terminal with customs warehouse increased the amount of fertilizers stored by 47%.
Source: Portos e Navios
*Translated by Ia Niani