The Port of Itaqui enters a new stage of growth with the expansion of the Maranhão Grain Terminal and reinforces its importance as a leader in the flow of grain production in Brazil’s North Arc. The investment will boost Itaqui’s grain shipments to handle 20 million tons of grain per year through berths 100 and 103. The total value invested was R$ 860 million. 500 employments have already been created, and 100 more should be created after the expansion is finished. The beginning of this new stage also marks the best July in the history of the Port of Itaqui. The total cargo handled by the public port of Maranhão in July reached 2.4 million tons, above the previous record of 2018, when 2.3 million tons of cargo were handled. Tegram expects to end this year with more than 8.3 million tons of grains handled.
Source: Assessoria de Imprensa / Jornal Portuário