Porto Itapoá, located on the North Coast of Santa Catarina, celebrated its 12 years of history last June. The port is among Brazil’s four largest container terminals, with record cargo throughput numbers. In May, the port broke its own record for cargo handling in a single month for the second time in 2023. It handled 98,113 TEUs – each TEU is equivalent to a 20-foot container. In March, it handled 92,662 TEUs. The terminal has also been investing constantly in innovation and has a specific department to seek innovative solutions for the company and customers, as explained by Schreiner. One example is the port successfully reducing by half the use of the lubricating oil in the diesel engines of rubber tire cranes (RTGs – Rubber Tired Gantry Cranes). Such reduction meant saving around 10,000 liters of oil and 120 more filters.
Sources: Ndmais/Datamar News