Port of Santos cargo throughput in July and the first seven months of the year showed significant growth. With a continuous increase in the year, the port recorded the movement of 95.5 million tonnes, a rise of 7.3%, the highest mark for this period. In July alone, the result was 12.5 million tonnes handled (the best mark for that month), up 15.3% from 2021. Exports accounted for the largest share of this volume, totaling 69.7 million tonnes (+8.6%), and imports reached 25.7 million tonnes (+4.0%). Corn was the main highlight in cargo handling, with 2.3 million tonnes in the month (+104%) and 4.1 million tonnes YTD to July (+132%). In import landings, the top-ranking item was salt, with 95.1 thousand tonnes (+184.9%), and wheat, with 117.1 thousand tonnes (+42.2%). The flow of ships also grew, with 465 berths in July (+16.0%) and 3,007 in the year (+5.2).
Source: Datamar News