The year 2021 came to a close festively at the Port of Recife. In the month of December, cargo handling increased by 30.37 % in the monthly calculation and 1.96 % in the yearly calculation. In December, about 147,810 tons were handled, bringing the total for the year to 1,306,452. Sugar continues to be the most commonly handled load, followed by barley malt, corn, and metallurgical material. Pernambuco’s sweetener finished the year with 317,395 tonnes handled, which includes 136,235 tonnes of bulk sugar and 181,160 tonnes of bagged sugar. Bulk sugar increased by 51.59%, while bagged sugar increased by 14.44%, compared to the previous year. The principal export product of the Port of Recife is the “white gold” which leaves the state’s mills in order to sail to nations such as the United States, Canada, Romania, and, most importantly, the African continent. The good tide at the Port of Recife was not limited to cargo handling. The terminal also saw an increase in revenue for the year 2021. At the end of last year, the anchorage earned R$26.8 million, which represents a growth of 11.7% compared to 2020..
Source: Datamar News