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The port of Santos recorded, in July, the largest monthly cargo movement in its history. For the first time, the port complex exceeded 17 million tons, according to preliminary data from the Santos Port Authority (PHC).
The growth was mainly driven by the increase in exports after the announcement by the United States of the application of 50% tariffs on Brazilian products. The measure led companies to anticipate shipments, which generated an intense flow of ships towards Europe and the US, especially agricultural and industrial loads.
The growth in cargo volume shows that the infrastructure of Brazilian ports is able to support these punctual increases in July. The Ministry of Ports and Airports is working to expand the capacity and operational efficiency of ports with the auctions we are preparing for this year, such as the access to the Port of Santos and the containers terminal, Tecon Santos 10, Minister Silvio Costa.
Among the highlights of the month are solid bulk, with 10%growth, totaling 900 thousand tons boarded. The movement of containers grew 4%, reaching 200 thousand tons, while loose loads were up 9%, with 85 thousand tons busy. The estimate for liquid bulk is also growth of about 10%, with consolidated data in processing.
This data confirms what we had already stated in the first half of the month: that there was a significant increase in shipments in Porto, explains the president of the Santos Port Authority (APS), Anderson Pomini.
Despite adverse weather conditions in early July, the port of Santos maintained its operations without logistical impacts. The consolidation of the data is still in progress, as the complex has more than 50 terminals, and each has a deadline for sending the information to the APS. Still, operational monitoring already confirms the historical movement record in the month.
These are preliminary data, but this record of records demonstrates the importance of Santos at decisive times in history, like this, adds Pomini.
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