In a year of recovery from the pandemic for the port sector, the Port of Vitória broke its monthly handling record in July for the first time in 56 years, handling 830,209 tons of cargo. The numbers were also higher than September 2020, when 815,151 tons were handled. In the accumulated result for the year, the results are also positive: from January to July this year, the increase is almost 30% compared to the same period last year. In the monthly comparison between July this year and July last year, the increase is 23.7%. The current result has not been recorded since 1965, a year when more than 10 million tons circulated and the monthly average was 833,000 tons. The annual record (10 million tons) in 1965 was due to iron ore, from then-CVRD (Vale today) which was exported via the Eumenes Guimarães and Paul wharves, located on the Vila Velha margin.
Source: Datamar News