TCP<\/strong><\/a> saw the highest number of vessel berthings for a single month in December, with 83 vessels surpassing the previous mark of 77 ships set in October of the same year.<\/p>\nNovember was also the stage for two records at the terminal’s nine gates (truck entry and exit points). Throughout the eleventh month of the year, 49,517 containers made a passage through the terminal, 2,345 in a single day, surpassing the previous monthly records.<\/p>\n
Operations with refrigerated containers (reefer) reached 11,487 in October, a 6.79% increase compared to the previous peak in June. “The transportation and storage of refrigerated containers are among the most prominent segments within the terminal, prompting us to invest in expanding the number of reefer yard outlets from 3,624 to 5,268, a 45% increase that positions TCP as the largest refrigerated container yard in South America,” underscored Giovanni Guidolim, TCP’s Commercial, Logistics, and Customer Service Manager.<\/p>\n
Agribusiness products lead exports at TCP<\/strong><\/h4>\nThe report also highlighted positive results in various export segments. Animal protein, the terminal’s primary export commodity, saw a 19% increase compared to the same period in 2022, reaching 235,898 TEUs exported. This volume includes frozen chicken (181,878), beef (37,169), and pork (14,369). TCP is now recognized as the world’s largest corridor for frozen chicken exports.<\/p>\n
Compare below the shipments of beef, pork, and poultry from Brazil’s Paranagua Container Terminal between January and November 2023. The data used in the chart below was gathered through Datamar’s pioneering market intelligence service, DataLiner.<\/p>\n
Animal Protein (Meat) Exports from TCP | 2023 | TEU<\/strong>
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