In June, the Port of Santos registered its fifth consecutive monthly record when handling 12.3 million tons, up 6.2% over the same period in 2019. The result was driven by the good performance of shipments, which advanced 14.6%, to 9.4 million tonnes, driven mainly by agricultural commodity exports, which offset the 14.3% drop in landings in the month. Among shipments, the soy complex, whose exports increased 54.8%, to 3.9 million tons, and sugar shipments, which jumped 58.6%, to 2 million tons, stood out. Another cargo that performed well in June was cellulose, with an increase of 26.2%, to 492.7 thousand tons. “The good numbers of the port reflect the strength of agribusiness and the favorable effect of the exchange rate on exports. In the accumulated result for the year, the container, which handles cargoes with greater added value and those most affected by the pandemic, also registered an important advance. This would not be possible without the efficiency gains that the port has been showing from investments in public infrastructure, by the SPA, and private, by the terminals”, said Fernando Biral, president of the Santos Port Authority (SPA). Among the highlights, are the 40% increase in sugar shipments, to 8.7 million tons; 27% in the soy complex, to 22.8 million tons; and 17.7% in cellulose, to 2.8 million tons. On the other hand, there was an increase in landings of fertilizers, with 2.7 million tons, up 30.2%, and diesel and diesel, with 1.4 million tons, up 30.1%. In June, the number of ships at berth totaled 398, slightly (-1%) lower in the annual comparison. In the semester, it reached 2.3 thousand vessels, an increase of 1.4%.
Source: Portos e Navios