Port of Santos records impressive growth in container volumes

Double digit container growth at the Port of Santos in July has seen the Santos Port Authority (SPA) adjust its projection for 2021 to 4.8m teu.

July’s container volumes grew 23% year-on-year, handling 397,314 teu, and brought the overall year-to-date volume to 2.8m which represents a growth of 19%.

Marcelo Ribeiro, director of operations at SPA, highlighted that container terminals “have been investing in infrastructure and new technologies that increase their productivity and energy efficiency, resulting in more attractiveness to the market.