After historic cargo throughput results in August 2022, the Port of Itaqui kept, in September, a level of cargo volume at more than 3.5 million tonnes. Last month’s volume represents an increase of 27% compared to September last year and 19.8% over what had been anticipated. From January to September, 25.9 million tonnes of cargo passed through the public port of Maranhão, 6% more than in the same period in 2021. The highlight goes to solid bulk, soybeans, corn, up 16%, and general cargo, which grew 9%. The figures for September confirm the estimate of the manager of the Port of Itaqui (EMAP) that 2022 shall end with a throughput above 31 million tonnes of cargo, from which 15 million tonnes will account for grains (soybean, corn, and soybean meal).
Source: Datamar News