en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Port of Imbituba in Brazil recorded a 12.7% year-on-year increase in cargo throughput during the first four months of this year, reaching 2.65 million tons. The port is a key maritime hub in the state of Santa Catarina.

In April alone, the port handled 681,000 tons of cargo, setting a new single-month record for the year with a year-on-year surge of 21.6%. During the same period, 118 vessels called at the port, an 11.3% increase compared to the same period in 2025. On the export side, total volume reached 1.06 million tons, up 13.5% year-on-year, with major cargoes including calcined coke, uncalcined coke, and corn gluten. Imports totaled 1.23 million tons, up 13.9%, primarily consisting of bituminous coal, salt, petroleum coke, and industrial raw materials.

Dry bulk cargo remained the largest cargo category, with a cumulative volume of 1.96 million tons, accounting for 74% of the total, covering commodities such as petroleum coke, soda ash, rapeseed, bituminous coal, salt, and corn gluten. Container business continued its rapid expansion, with a volume of 522,700 tons, representing 19.7% of total throughput.

Ivan Amaral, Secretary of Ports, Airports, and Railways for the State of Santa Catarina, stated that this confirms the importance of infrastructure investment, planning, and efficient management for the logistics system. The port is in a phase of strategic expansion and integration, with continuously improving competitiveness, attracting new business, new shipping routes, and more investment.

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