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BRAZIL's Wilson Sons' shipping company has reported a 33 per cent year-on-year rise in August container volume compared to the same month last year, owing to the good performance of the Rio Grande and Salvador container terminals, which saw greater export, import and cabotage volume.

Last month, the Rio Grande container terminal increased 32 per cent to 66,000 TEU. Volumes at the Salvador container terminal, which connects Brazil's north and northeast regions to world trade, increased 34 per cent to 37,000 TEU.



Wilson Sons' two container terminals, which are equipped with contemporary infrastructure, can handle the world's largest ships. Rio Grande container terminal welcomed 42 ships last month, compared to 32 in the same time in 2022.



Exports climbed by 22 per cent at the Rio Grande container terminal, which services the principal shipping lines connecting the South and the rest of Brazil to significant international markets, with more ship calls and shipments of wood, tobacco and steel bars.



Imports increased by five per cent, owing to increasing volumes of resins, glass, and steel items. Rio Grande container terminal recorded a 55 per cent rise in cabotage due to greater rice quantities, while inland traffic increased 37 per cent due to resins and wood.



The terminal also recorded an increase in cargo transshipment to and from the United States' east coast as well as cabotage operations.



Said Wilson Sons CEO Fernando Salek: "We have been through a challenging global scenario and are now witnessing the resilient recovery of growth in our terminals."