How Paranaguá organized the shipment of more than 127,000 tonnes of sugar
An operation that began on August 19 distributed bagged and bulk cargo among four ships, mobilized 1,380 people, and had three other vessels waiting to berth.
The Port of Paranaguá concentrated, starting on August 19, a sugar-loading operation that exceeded 127,000 tonnes. The movement combined different types of cargo and took place while other vessels were waiting for space to berth.
How the operation unfolded
The operation began with three ships berthed to receive bagged sugar. Each vessel received an average of 27,000 tonnes of the product.
A fourth ship was assigned to bulk sugar and received 46,200 tonnes. Considering the four shipments, the total volume exceeded 127,000 tonnes.
According to the outlets consulted, which attributed the information to a press office linked to the port authority, the operation mobilized 1,380 people. The group included port workers and cargo-support teams distributed across four shifts.
Three other vessels were waiting to berth. The reported expectation was that the intense movement would continue until the end of October.
What the numbers show
The data from Paraná help put the movement of sugar through the state’s ports into perspective. In 2025, bagged and bulk sugar totaled 6.74 million tonnes shipped.
In the first half of 2026, 380,800 tonnes of bagged sugar and 1.45 million tonnes of bulk sugar were recorded. The operation carried out in Paranaguá therefore involved both cargo formats and took place amid the continuous movement of vessels in the port complex.