en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Port of Itajaí (Puerto de Itajaí) has completed its fifth roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessel operation of 2026, with the Ro-Ro ship "Dover Highway" recently calling at the port again, delivering a total of 739 vehicles to the terminal. To date, the Port of Itajaí has handled a total of 2,928 vehicles through Ro-Ro operations this year.

This year's operational records show previous calls by "Victoria Highway" carrying 628 vehicles, "Dover Highway" carrying 457 vehicles, "Good Wood Highway" carrying 430 vehicles, and "Victoria" carrying 674 vehicles.

According to Artur Antunes Pereira, Director of the Port of Itajaí, the new operational schedule indicates progress in the recovery efforts of the public port. Antunes emphasized that this new operation demonstrates that port trade has regained confidence in the Port of Itajaí; with the resumption of activities, the terminal has available waterways, regularity, and efficiency, regaining the competitiveness necessary to attract new cargo and expand opportunities. He believes this result consolidates the public port's position, drives economic development, and reaffirms Itajaí's strategic importance in the national logistics landscape.

Port facilities noted that the expansion of Ro-Ro operations reaffirms the recovery process of the Port of Itajaí, which has gradually restored its operational capacity, attracted new cargo, and consolidated its position as a strategic asset for the foreign trade of Santa Catarina state and Brazil.

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