Cargo handling at the port of Rio de Janeiro increased by 3,4% compared to 2018. The total volume was 7,42 million tons of cargo

In the Port of Rio de Janeiro, cargo handling in 2019 exceeded expectations and 2018 itself. In total, 7,42 million tons of cargo were handled, a balance 3,4% higher than in the year 2018. The result was due to container and solid bulk movements, which rose 4,7% and 22,3% respectively (value in tons). Offshore air taxi company with open job vacancies to work in Rio de Janeiro

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Furthermore, the port's balance sheet shows that, considering the standard measure used to calculate the TEU (volume of a container), the total handled was 370.2 thousand TEU, 6,5% more using this measure of comparison. For this measure, the main features were full container import and export (long haul navigation).

The ICTSI Rio Terminal deserves to be highlighted for the 1,76 million tons of containerized cargo handled in 2019, a result 13,8% higher compared to 2018. The result was influenced by the increase of 44,57% (in units) in the import of cabotage of ICTSI Rio.

According to Rio de Janeiro Docks Company, “It is also worth mentioning the good performance of Triunfo Logística, with a total handling of 2,4 million tons in 2019, which corresponds to an increase of 9,4% compared to 2018. The main cargo handled by Triunfo was iron pig iron, with 1,4 million tons in 2019”.