PORT OF SANTOS CELEBRATES YET ANOTHER CARGO THROUGHPUT RECORD IN OCTOBER

The Port of Santos set another cargo throughput record in October. It scored the highest volume in October compared to previous years (14.4 million tonnes) and the best year-to-date result (138.2 million tonnes, up 11.7% from January-October last year). The port’s performance in October indicates that it may beat the best annual mark in its history – 147 million tonnes in December 2021.bOctober outperformed the same month last year by 34.5%, owing primarily to an increase in shipments of 48.1%, totaling 10.5 million tonnes. Emphasis on farming goods, such as soybeans and derivatives, whose shipments increased by 106.8% to 1.5 million tonnes; sugar (39.3% to 2.3 million tonnes); and corn (130.6% to 2.5 million tonnes). Pulp also had a strong performance, increasing by 69.4% to 863.7 thousand tonnes.

Source: Datamar News