The record of the Port of Imbituba has just been updated. The mark of 602,370 tons handled in June becomes the largest monthly volume recorded in the history of the port, managed by the public company SCPAR Porto de Imbituba. With this result, the port surpasses the record reached in March last year, of 592,641 tons. In relation to June 2019, when 542,595 tons were handled, there was an 11% increase in monthly handling. Over the past month, the port served 21 ships for the operation of various cargo, mainly soy, iron ore, coke, containers and corn. They also passed through the Port of Imbituba: cellulose, food in big bags, wind equipment, fertilizers, caustic soda and saltpeter. Also noteworthy is the shipment of 119.7 thousand tons of solid bulk in a single vessel, concluded at the Port of Imbituba also in June, the largest in the history of Santa Catarina. Since the beginning of the year, 96 ships have docked at the port’s three quays, totaling more than 2.6 million tons handled so far. “The expectation is that there will be intense movement in the port for the coming months,” says Aristeu Cavalca, operations manager at the Port Authority. At this rate, the expectation is positive for a new annual record to be achieved, closing the year with approximately 6 million tons handled.
Source: Portos e Navios