Porto Itapoá

Porto Itapoá sets new monthly container record

Porto Itapoá set a new monthly record in April, moving 107,475 TEUs, and surpassing the previous record of 106,565 TEUs set in October 2023.

Felipe Fioravanti Kaufmann, Director of Business Development and Customer Experience at the Brazilian port, believes these numbers confirm the growing importance of the Terminal as a logistics option for the market. “We were the private terminal that grew the most in the country for two consecutive years and today we account for a market share of about...

https://container-news.com/porto-itapoa-sets-new-monthly-container-record/

Porto Itapoá surpasses 1 million TEU threshold for the first time

Porto Itapoá achieved an important milestone in 2023 handling 1 million TEUs in a single year for the first time in its history. The terminal is projected to finish the year with movement very close to 1.2 million TEUs, solidifying its position as the fourth-largest container port in Brazil.

With this result, the year-over-year growth in terminal operations is expected to be around 20%.

In the previous year, the Brazilian port has heavily invested in its infrastructure, as well as technology and...

https://container-news.com/porto-itapoa-surpasses-1-million-teu-threshold-for-the-first-time/

New container service connects Europe with South America

ONE (Ocean Network Express) and Cosco Shipping will start the LUX service. This route connects Europe and the Mediterranean to the east coast of South America with weekly stopovers.

The route includes important ports such as Rotterdam (the Netherlands), Hamburg (Germany), and Antwerp (Belgium), among others. Sergni Pessoa Rosa Jr., director of Operations, Technology, and Environment at Porto Itapoá, believes that LUX is an appealing alternative for both importers and exporters.

“The line serves...

https://container-news.com/new-container-service-connects-europe-with-south-america/

Brazilian container terminal invests in port equipment amid increasing box volumes

APM Terminals announced that with volumes continuing to grow at Porto Itapoá, the Brazilian box terminal will heavily invest in equipment this year to be able to handle the increasing volumes.

In fact, container throughput at Porto Itapoá grew by more than 14% in 2022, reaching 950,512 TEUs.

The major port in Brazil will acquire ten hybrid Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes (RTGs) becoming the first port terminal in South America to operate RTGs by remote control.

“The investment of more than US$25...

https://container-news.com/brazilian-container-terminal-invests-in-port-equipment-amid-increasing-box-volumes/

Porto Itapoá, first port in South America to use remote-controlled RTGs

Porto Itapoá in Brazil will be the first port in South America to use remote-controlled rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs).

The Brazilian container port bought ten machines, at a cost of more than US$25 million, to improve the terminal’s operational speed.

According to the port, the first cranes will arrive in May, with the second wave arriving in November of 2023.

The latest RTGs have the ability to arrange up to six containers, while this hybrid machinery uses three times as much gasoline as a...

https://container-news.com/porto-itapoa-first-port-in-south-america-to-use-remote-controlled-rtgs/

Porto Itapoá launches last mile delivery service

A new warehouse and a last-mile transport service starts in Porto Itapoá (Brazil), offering customers increased flexibility and efficiency and lower operating costs.

The above actions are part of an ongoing investment in the terminal, which will also increase capacity from 1.2 million TEU to 2 million TEU once completed in 2023. The US$144 million (R$750 million) expansion plan at Porto Itapoá will also increase the yard from 250,000 m² to 455,000 m².

“The new 2,000 m2 warehouse for general cargo...

https://container-news.com/porto-itapoa-launches-last-mile-delivery-service/

Port Itapoá sees H1 imports spike by 41.3%

The Brazilian Porto Itapoá has recorded a strong recovery from the Covid-19 crisis while during the first half of the year it marked a rise of 41.3% in imports over the same period of 2020 with 70,000 containers unloaded at the port.

Exports had a growth of 8.5% in comparison to the previous year’s first-half figures with almost 50,000 boxes exiting the port.

In addition, there was a growth of 9.7% in coastal shipping cargo, with over 15,000 containers in the first six months of 2021.

During the...

https://container-news.com/port-itapoa-sees-h1-imports-spike-by-41-3/

Navis to supply Porto Itapoá with berth window management solution

Navis, the provider of operational technologies and services for the global shipping industry, has provided its long-time customer, Porto Itapoá, with a Berth Window Management solution to improve berth planning and efficiency.

The Brazilian port has invested in Navis’ Berth Window Management solution to reduce inefficiencies of verifying information from numerous disparate sources prior to confirming final berthing plans.

The port will, therefore, centralise, digitise and standardise its berth...

https://container-news.com/navis-to-supply-porto-itapoa-with-berth-window-management-solution/

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