PORTO DO RIO GRANDE HAS GROWTH OF MORE THAN 6% IN THE MOVEMENT OF JANUARY TO NOVEMBER

The Port of Rio Grande Superintendency, through the Statistical Sector, concluded the survey of cargo movement between January and November 2018. The port complex obtained a growth of 6.3% when compared to the same period of last year and must obtain new historical record of movement at the end of the year. To date, more than 39.9 million tons of all types of cargo have been handled. “The Superintendence has always worked in partnership with the private terminals to seek maximum agility to the port complex. The year 2018 was very critical because of the truckers’ strike, but we managed to give the answer that the production segment needed, “says superintendent director Janir Branco. Until November 30, 39,912,510 tons were handled, and the general cargo was the one with the largest increase. They were 12.7% expansion when compared to the same period of 2017. In the general cargo segment are products such as cellulose and container cargo. The movement of vessels in the Port of Rio Grande rose 3.8%. Rice, moved in the segments of solid bulk and general cargo, had growth of 46.2%, exceeding two million tons. Regarding soya, the complex (oil, bran and grain) remains the main product and represents 40% of everything that is moved in the port. It is 15.6 million tons of cargo, with China as the main destination. Only the grain, until November, amounts to 13 million tons. Source: Portos e Navios