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The fair takes place from August 22 to 24 at the Expoville Convention and Exhibition Center
The Port of São Francisco do Sul, managed by the public company SC Participações e Parcerias SA, will be one of the exhibitors at this year's edition of Logistique – Logistics and Multimodal Cargo Transport Fair and Forum. The port of Santa Catarina is one of the most important bulk ports in southern Brazil and has been achieving excellent results this year. Since January, there has been steady growth in exports and imports of goods, which resulted in a 26% increase in the first five months of the year compared to 2022.
In 2023 alone, cargo handling reached 6,3 million tons, while last year it was 5 million. Emphasis on exports, which represented 59% of the total, with 3,7 million tons. Grains (soy and corn) lead the list of products sent abroad (3,3 million tons). Following are vegetable oil (120 thousand tons) and wood (108 thousand tons).
“The numbers prove that Santa Catarina is a state that produces a lot. We will continue to encourage sectors of our economy so that we have more and more records like this to celebrate”, highlights Governor Jorginho Mello. Imports, on the other hand, totaled 2,6 million tons (41% of the movement). The metallurgical sector (1,4 million tons) and fertilizers (973 thousand tons) were the main goods received from other countries.
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“This performance only proves the great logistical potential of San Francisco and with the protagonism that the administration of Governor Jorginho Mello has been giving to the sector, we can increase the expectations of new achievements in the direction of the economic development of our state”, says Beto Martins, State Secretary for Ports, Airports and Railways.
The president of the Port of São Francisco do Sul, Cleverton Vieira, emphasizes the importance of this result for the national logistics system. “According to the government's command, the Port's administration is working to ensure the adequate conditions of land and waterway infrastructure so that this growth in cargo handling can be consolidated, contributing to the economic and social development of the region and Santa Catarina”, he said.
Leonardo Rinaldi, director of Logistique, celebrates the port's good results and highlights the importance of SCPar Porto de São Francisco do Sul's partnership with the event. “Ports managed by the State have been exhibiting at Logistique since 2018 and we are very proud of that. Our fair is an important showcase for logistics and multimodal cargo transport, and the participation of these ports is crucial for our visitors to prospect good business,” he says.
44% growth
In May alone, cargo handling at the Port of San Francisco reached 1,2 million tons, registering an increase of 44% compared to the same month of 2022, when 833 thousand tons were handled. Exports totaled 800 tons in the month, with soy (748 tons) being the main product shipped abroad, followed by wood (27 tons) and vegetable oil (20 tons). Imports, in turn, reached 439 thousand tons, driven by goods from the metallurgical sector (390 thousand tons), such as coils and steel bars, which come mainly from China.
