The Superintendency of the Ports of Rio Grande do Sul (Ports RS) released the January-August handling results from its three public ports and the Rio Grande superport complex. The trade balance is calculated monthly by the statistical sector of the Port of Rio Grande. The main highlight is the Port of Pelotas that recorded an increase of 42.88% year on year. The Port of Rio Grande registered its best month ever in August, surpassing the record set in May this year. In the eighth month of 2021, Rio Grandino’s public pier reached 4,704,476 tons handled, an increase of 23.40% in relation to the same month last year. So far, the Port of Rio Grande has handled 30,026,626 tons from January to August, 13.29% more than in the first eight months of 2019, when the movement reached 26,505,138 tons. The Port of Porto Alegre has the highest handling in fertilizers, with 519,507 tons handled from January to August. Wheat totaled 38,544 tons, Other Cargo reached 34,488 tons.
Source: Datamar News