The biggest monthly movement in the history of the Ports of Paraná was achieved in the last month of April. Consolidated data this week shows that in 30 days there were more than 5.5 million tons of cargo – a volume 30.9% higher than that recorded in the same month, in 2019. In the accumulated from January to April, there are already more than 18 million tons, 15% more than last year, with 15.7 million. “It was the best monthly transaction ever achieved by terminals in Paraná. The increase was in all cargo segments, with yet another record in the Export Corridor, in the Sorting Yard and also in public silos”, says the CEO of Portos do Paraná, Luiz Fernando Garcia. “The volumes are surprising and we have to remember that all this performance is being achieved at a very adverse moment, which is facing a pandemic”, he emphasizes. Considering the segments, the largest volume and percentage were registered in the handling of solid bulk. Overall, this segment represents a volume of 3.84 million tons in the month, more than 44% more than the volume handled in April 2019 (2.66 million tons). In the accumulated of the four months of the year, 11.8 million tons of solid bulk were handled, 17% more than the registered last year, with 10 million tons. In the solid bulk segment, the highlight is the volume of soybeans: 2.24 million tons in the month – 103% more than in April 2019. In the first four months there were 5.8 million, 46% more than exported in the same period last year. “It was the biggest export movement in the Export Corridor. In April, the monthly record was again broken, the result of a large harvest and the fact that we had been without significant rain for two months, with an intense boarding flow. We are certainly even more productive ”, says the head of the Silos Division, Gilmar Francener.
Source: Portos e Navios