Uruguay's Nueva Palmira port boosted cargo handling by 51.5% to 3.75 million tonnes last year thanks to national grain production, mainly soy, and products from the basin of the Paraguay-Parana waterway, the government's press office said.
The port also benefited from portland cement, clinker, steel products as well as exports of fertilizer to Paraguay, according to port manager Flavio Vaccarezza.
Additionally, national cabotage is increasing with large volumes of grain transported between the ports of Paysandu and Nueva Palmira, he noted.
In 2014, Nueva Palmira expects to further increase its activities by handling European cargo for Bolivia, which is developing projects linked to hydrocarbons and electricity, Uruguayan daily El Pais said.
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