The total volume of cabotage-derived cargoes has significantly risen in 2021 in the ports of Paraná compared to the previous year. This year, accounting for the period between January and November, 2,498,473 tons of cargo were handled – 38.7% more than the 1,801,366 tons in 2020. “Maritime transportation between same-country ports is important for the national economy and logistics, as it contributes to the balance of the modal freight transport matrix”, says the CEO of Portos do Paraná, Luiz Fernando Garcia. According to the executive, cabotage is one of the best logistical alternatives to reduce transportation costs and to relieve the overuse of roads. “In the ports of Paranaguá and Antonina, as an incentive for cabotage, the fees charged are nearly 50% lower in relation to other places”, he completes. Discounts are applied to waterway access infrastructure rates; berthing infrastructure and land infrastructure fees; among other variables, depending on the goods transported and the type of vessel.
Source: Datamar News