Brazil: Paraná's ports move 13% more in July compared to July/20

São Paulo, 08/16/2021 - The ports of Paranaguá and Antonina, in Paraná, handled 5.783 million tonnes of products in July, 13% more than in the same month of 2020. sugar, vegetable oils, general cargo, especially containers, and cellulose," said the CEO of Portos do Paraná, Luiz Fernando Garcia in a statement. In July, exports totaled 3,553,905 tons, 7% above July of last year. Imports totaled 2,229,443 tons, volume 24.7% higher. "We had an increase in fertilizers, general cargo, mainly containers, wheat, malt and barley," stated Garcia. On the 31st of July, 45,582 containers (units of 20 and 40 feet) were handled through the Paranaguá Container Terminal (TCP), 5.5% more. "In the sense of exports, in July this year there were 22,724 units of containers shipped - almost 7.9% more than the 21,063 units in the same period last year. Imported, 22,858 units of containers were imported last month, while in July 2020 they were 22,161 units," said the port At the Port of Antonina, the ...