The Port of Santos is the largest and busiest port for container handling in Brazil and Latin America and the 39th largest in the world. It’s situated in Santos city, São Paulo state.
- TEU: 4.23 million/ year
- Composed a diverse range of cargo handling terminals
- Chief cargoes: containers, general loads, solid & liquid bulk
- Handles more than 40% of Brazil’s containers, 1/3 of commercial trade
- Over 600 ports in 125 countries are connected by this network
- Santos Port Authority is in charge of overseeing the public port’s operations and monitoring
Port Of Santarém, a famous river port situated in the state of Pará, in Santarém city. It lies on the southern bank of the Tapajós River in Ponta do Salé. Companhia Docas do Pará (CDP) govern the port.
- TEU: N/A
- Handled over 12 million tonnes of cargoes (2019)
- Chief cargoes: fuel, food, grain, and general cargo
- Principal exports: wood and grain
- Export commodities around the world
- More than 45 vessels call the port regularly
Port of Salvador, a seaport located in Salvador’s Lower City district, is connected to Downtown Salvador by Historic Center. It is connected by road, train, and air to inland Brazil, protected from tidal changes by its sheltered harbor.
- TEU: 208,000/ annually
- More than 5 million tonnes of cargo handled per year
- Consists of 12 berths specialize in handling every type of vessel
- Provide clearance, pilotage, and clearances for the ports
- Top imports: chemical products, vehicles, equipment, malt, wheat, and grains
- Top exports: granite, petrochemical, cellulose, vehicle, iron products, and copper
- Anchorage area: 700-m long, 9 to 12m broad & depth
Located 220 nautical miles off the coast of Brazil, on the Vitoria Island, Vitória Port is the most difficult port in Brazil for ships to approach in the country. It’s a river port handling the diverse type of cargoes.
- TEU: N/A
- Port’s utilization is restricted due to traffic limitations
- Largely utilized by cruise ships – ships and oil platform repairs
- Top commodities include containers, coffee, sugar, granite, steel products, etc
- Companhia Docas do Espirito Santo or CODESA administer the port
Paranaguá is the largest bulk port throughout Latin America and is among the largest in Brazil in container shipping. It’s in the Brazilian state of Paraná, in Paranaguá city.
- TEU: 867,185 (2019)
- Brazil’s second-largest port in terms of tonnage
- Major export port for Brazilian agricultural exports (soybeans & soybeans meal)
- Top cargo handled include a bulk carrier, container ship, general cargo
- Well-protected port handling the vast type of vessels
Port of Rio de Janeiro, a seaport in the same name, is positioned in a cove on the west coast of Guanabara Bay. Companhia Docas do Rio de Janeiro govern the port activities.
- TEU: 0.29 million units (2016)
- Third-busiest port in terms of freight volume, where cruise ships dock
- Possess over 7,000-m continuous wharf and pier with 883m
- Station for liquid bulk serves Manguinhos Refinery
- Main exports: minerals, grain, oil products, breakbulk cargoes
- Main imports: steel products, breakbulk, and crude
Rio Grande Port is one of Brazil’s and Latin America’s major ports. It’s in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, in Rio Grande city, positioned on the North channel (right side).
- TEU: 670,000/year
- Possess three main areas: Porto Velho, Porto Novo, Super Porto
- Consists of specialized terminals for particular cargoes
- Main handling services include bulk cargoes, general cargo, and petroleum products
- More than 3 thousand vessels received the port
Ponta da Madeira is a privately-run port near So Lus, in the northern section of the country. It is one of the only terminals in the country equipped for ultra-large Valemax ships.
- TEU: N/A
- Handled 190,1 million tonnes of cargo (2020)
- Leading port in terms of cargo handling
- Largely iron ports, but focus on other cargoes (bulk Agri goods)
- Capacity to handle ships up to 500m long, 500,000 DWT
Situated in So Lus, in Maranhao, the Port of Itaqui is one of the leading ports in Brazil. EMAP Port Authority manages Itaqui Port, which is a public port.
- TEU: 18,700 (2014)
- Principal commodities: pig iron, soybean, aluminum ingots, bars, and coppers
- Consists of specialized facilities for solid bulk exports
- Other handling services include cellulose, containerized cargo, and breakbulk
- Operate eight berths, new berths to be released
Port of Pecem, one of the two major ports in Ceará, is situated in São Gonçalo do Amarante. It’s a deep-water port with two piers sheltered by an “L”-shaped breakwater and a 2,120m causeway bridge.
- TEU: at least 457,000
- Main handling service include containers and general cargo
- Principal goods: cashew nuts, shrimp, lemons, bananas
- Pipeline Fortaleza-Guamare (Gasfor) runs through the port
- Composed with jetty, pier, and port complex
Port of Aratu, a large-sized port situated in Bahia, on the northeast side of Baia de Todos os Santos. They mainly handle liquid, solid bulk, and gas products.
- TEU: N/A
- Companhania das Docas do Estado da Bahia (CODEBA) govern the port
- Handle 60% cargo volume and traffic of the area
- Consists of four terminals, several facilities, and a berth
- Major exports: gasoline, butadiene, xylene, propane, ammonia, magnesite
- Chief imports: copper concentrate, naphtha, coal, fertilizers, caustic soda
- More than 2 million tonnes of cargo are handled/year
Companhia Docas do Para – Autoridade Portuaria is the port authority of Belem Port. It is the principal commercial port located on Guajará Bay, which is part of the huge Amazon River delta, about 130 upstream from the Atlantic Ocean.
- TEU: 50,200
- Main handling service: tankers, general cargo, bulk, and containers
- Principal cargoes: chestnuts, wood, pepper, wheat, and silicon
- Consists of a 1,337-meter berth available for handling vast cargoes
- Nearly 1.6 million tonnes of cargo are handled each year
The Port of Itaja is one of Brazil’s and Latin America’s most important ports. It is situated on the River Itaja-Açu, in Santa Catarina. It is Brazil’s second-largest port in terms of container handling, and it ranks first among frozen product exports.
- TEU: 1,230,467 (2019)
- Popular imports: engines, equipment, and machinery
- Principal commodities: tobacco, ceramics, textiles, timber products
- Top handled service: passengers, liquid bulk, breakbulk freight, reefer Ro-Ro
- Composed of APM terminals and Public Port
Established in 1982, the Port of Itaguai start exporting alumina and coal. For inland access, the Port of Itaguai is connected to highway and rail networks.
- TEU: millions of containerized cargo/year
- 48,000,000t of general cargo passed through the port per year
- Possess a number of a wharf, storage space for vast vessels
- Containers, coal, alumina, iron ore, liquid bulk, solid cargoes
- Operated by Valesul Aluminum S/A
- Numbers of private terminals handling containerized and bulk cargoes
Port of Manaus, a river port in Manaus, is located on the Rio Negro. Serves as a major commercial hub for ocean-going vessels transiting through the Amazon.
- TEU: N/A
- Upper Amazon basin’s primary transportation hub
- Major enterprises include electronic equipment, chemicals, brewing
- Imports: beef; Exports: leather and hides
- Possess facilities for cruise, breakbulk, containers, and passengers
- Private-run terminals handle containers, LPG, bulk grain, and oil
Rio de Janeiro Port Authority governs the Port of Niteroi. It consists of a 100-meter wharf and one general warehouse, as well as two terminals.
- TEU: N/A
- Specializes in dry bulk and general cargo handling service
- Possess one active terminal and two drydocks
- House major domestic shipyards
- Maximum size: Draught 7.0 meter
Port of Recife is in the Recife Antigo neighborhood of Recife. The RMR is served by this international port, which has two main activity areas: cruises and cargo.
- TEU: N/A
- Administered by the state of Pernambuco’s government
- Fresh produce includes sugar cane, foodstuffs, and electronics
- Handling service: bulk grain, general cargo, sugar, cruise vessels, and passenger
- Nearly 400 vessels call the port per year
- Maximum size: LOA – 220m, Draught – 9.8m, 63652t DWT
Consorcio de Aluminio do Maranhao operates a private port, Alumar. It is located 5.5 nautical miles west of Ilha de Sao Luis, at Baia de Sao Marcos.
- TEU: N/A
- Possess terminals to unload coal, bauxite, caustic soda, coke, pitch
- Load alumina in the same complex
- Dredged area to gain Baia de Sao Marcos access
Port of Angra dos Reis is a city and port in the state of Rio de Janeiro in eastern Brazil. It is located in Ilha Grande Bay, an Atlantic Ocean inlet.
- TEU: N/A
- Accommodate sailing vessel, fishing, pleasure craft, passenger, etc
- Port of Angra dos Reis is under the Rio de Janeiro port authority
- Consists of several berths, used for wheat cargoes and granite
- Principal exports: coils, steel pipe, slabs, sheets
- Principal imports: breakbulk, offshore, and project cargoes
- More than 320 vessels call the port every year
- Maximum size: 170m, Draught – 5.5m, 31100t DWT
The Port of Antonina is a well-sheltered port occupying three main areas including Terminal Matarrazo, Ponto do Felix, and Terminal APPA.
- TEU: N/A
- Main cargoes handled: containers, breakbulk, dry bulk, and bulk liquids
- Used by private enterprises to unload bulk goods
- LOA 188m is the maximum size
The Port of Aracaju is a modest grain and general cargo port, located 200 kilometers north of Salvador, along with the mouth of the Sergipe River.
- TEU: N/A
- Port Administration: Administracao do Porto de Aracaju
- Serves as a regional economic and industrial center
- Fresh products include cassava, oranges, cashews, cotton, etc
- Approximately 45 vessels are handled each year
- Anchorage depth ranges 9.4 meter – 10 meter
Located about 100 kilometers south of Nata, the Port of Cabedelo is a convenient arrival/departure point for Brazilian travelers.
- TEU: N/A
- Companhia Docas da Paraiba is the port authority
- Accommodate vessels include a bulk carrier, sailing vessel, and oil/chemical tanker
- Anchorage depth: 4.9 meters to 6.1 meters, cargo pier depth range 7.1m – 9.1m
- Maximum size: LOA – 500 feet in length, Draught – 9.2m
As a medium-sized port, the Port of Coari serves as a hub in the Amazonas state. Due to its location, many ships could hardly access the port.
- TEU: N/A
- Maximum size: 98 meters in length
- Coordinates: S 04° 04′ 57.35″ – W 063° 08′ 27.78″
- Area consists of natural gas and oil
Port of Corumba is situated in the center of South America, near the Paraguayan and Bolivian borders, approximately 3,000 kilometers upstream from Buenos Aires.
- TEU: N/A
- Mainly handles grains and general cargo
- Major Bolivian-Brazilian gas pipeline running through the city
- Nearby cities – Porto Peixinho & Landaria handle commodities
- Hidrovias Do Paraguai is the port authority
Forno, commonly known as Arraial do Cabo, is located 150 kilometers east of Rio de Janeiro on the state’s southern shore. Administracao do Porto de Forno in-charge in whole port operation.
- TEU: N/A
- Three berths are available in the port
- Top cargoes include salt, molasses, and project cargoes
- Support local Companhia Nacional de Alcalis (Alkaline) installation
- More than 150 vessels handled per year
- Maximum size: LOA – 190m, draught 9.14m
- Cargo pier depth ranges from 7.1m – 9.1m
As a multi-purpose port sheltered with a natural headland and a 1,900 m. long man-made breakwater, Port of Fortaleza become the major and strategic Brazilian maritime terminal.
- TEU: 69,030
- Possess 1,116m in length single dry cargo wharf
- Main handling service: oil/chemical tanker, bulk carrier, container ship, etc
- Principal exports: fresh fruits, machinery, leather, textiles, and cement
- Principal imports: petcoke, ceramic tiles, petroleum products, wheat, and corn
- Maximum size: LOA – 231m, Draught – 11m, 65086t DWT
- Port Authority: Companhia Docas do Ceara – CDC
Guaiba Island Terminal aka Sepetiba Terminal, is around 50 nautical miles of western Rio de Janeiro, the southeastern part of Guaiba Island. Mineracoes Brasileiras Reunidas SA (MBR) administered and controlled the port activities.
- TEU: N/A
- Possesses privately-run ore exporting facilities
- Connected to the mainland by a railroad trestle 1,705m in length
- More than 33 million tonnes of iron ore handled per year
- Maximum size: LOA 340m, draught 20.4m, 310,000 DWT
Situated on the Bahia State coastline, the Port of Ilheus is also known as Malhado. Ilheus is the major Brazilian cocoa-producing region.
- TEU: N/A
- Chief exports: piassava, soya beans, cotton, and cocoa
- Possess berth loads LPG and other inflammable
- Over 130 vessels handled per year
- Anchorage depth ranges from 9.4 meters to 10 meter
- Maximum size: LOA – 210m, Draught – 10.0m
The Port of Imbituba is a privately-run port located on the southern shore of St. Catarina, southeast Brazil. There is a total of four quays for cargo operations.
- TEU: N/A
- Main handling service: breakbulk cargo, reefer, containers, dry and liquid bulk
- Major commodities: coal
- Other cargoes handled are fertilizers, salt, grain, frozen food, etc
- 850-meter breakwater protects the berths
- Over 200 vessels regularly call the port, 1,472,900 tonnes of cargo handled per year
One of the principal ports in Brazil and Latin America is the Port of Suape. Situated in Ipojuca and Cabo de Santo Agostinho city.
- TEU: N/A
- Sub port of Suape
- Possesses inner harbor and public commercial quay
- Sheltered by a 2,950-meter breakwater
- Throughput over 5 million tonnes per year
Situated in the Maceió, on the northeast coastline, approximately 110 n.m of Recife, the Port of Maceio has a strategic location. Administracao do Porto de Maceio manage the port.
- TEU: N/A
- Main exports: molasses and bulk and bagged sugar
- Main imports: clinker, fertilizer wheat, petcoke, and slag
- A bulk carrier, oil/chemical tankers, sailing vessel are among the vessels regularly call the port
- Maximum size: LOA – 200m, Draught – 10.7m, 65125t DWT
As a deep water port, the Port of Madre de Deus handles gas cargoes and bulk liquid cargoes. The port is situated southwest point of the same name, on Ponta Mrim.
- TEU: N/A
- Consists of terminal (Terminal Almirante Alves Camara (Temadre)
- Mainly handle bulk petroleum products and dry bulk cargoes
- More than 12 million tonnes of cargo handled per year
- Maximum size: largest vessels commonly handled are up to 120,000DWT
Located in Ceara, The Port of Mucuripe is administered and managed by the Companhia Docas do Ceara – CDC.
- TEU: N/A
- Anchorage depth ranges 6.4 meter – 7.6 meter
- Cargo pier depth: 9.4m to 10 meter
- Oil terminal water depth spans 11 meter – 12.2 meter
- Maximum size: Over 500 feet in length
- Coordinates: 3°42′0.00″S 38°28′60.00″W
The port of Natal, on the Potengi River, is South America’s closest port to the European continent. CODERN (Companhia Docas do Rio Grande do Norte) is the port authority.
- TEU: N/A
- The main concentration is on fruit exports
The Port of Navegantes is a substitue port of Itajai. Portonave S/A Portuarios de Navegantes Terminais is the port authority.
- TEU: 8,452
- Consists of modern facilities with state-of-the-art equipment
- BR-101 and BR-470 highways provide excellent access
- Main handling service: container ship, fishing, pleasure craft, and tug
- Maximum size: LOA – 335m, Draught – 12.5m, 134869t DWT
Punta Ubu is a port on the coast of the state of Espirito Santo, about 40 nautical miles south of Vitoria. Samarco Mineracao SA owns and operates the port, which handles iron ore.
- TEU: N/A
- Bulk Carrier ships are among the vessels that frequently visit the port
- Possesses breakwater, protected pier, dredging berth area, and access canal
- Maximum size: LOA – 300m, draught – 10.5m, 207903t DWT
- Around 100 vessels pass through the harbor annually
The northern end of Lagoa dos Patos is where Porto Alegre is located. Administracao do Porto de Porto Alegre is the port authority.
- TEU: N/A
- Transports general freight as well as grain
- Approximately 300 vessels per year
- A total of 576,000 tonnes of cargo are handled annually
- Superintendência de Portos e Hidrovias (SPH) supports port activities
- Maximum size: LOA – 200m, Draught – 5.8m, 64012t DWT
The Port of Porto Trombetas is a Brazilian port neighborhood in the municipality of Oriximiná, in the state of Pará. Administracao do Porto de Trombetas is the port administration.
- TEU: N/A
- Main handling service: bulk carrier, pleasure craft, and ore carrier
- Terminal for the export of bauxite
- Maximum size: LOA – 260m, Draught – 11.1m, 83486t DWT
- Annual bauxite exports are estimated to be over 11,000,000t
Port of Portocel is regarded as a pioneer in dedicated port logistics. They are providing excellent port infrastructure services. Portocel Terminal Especializa de Barra do Riacho SA is the port authority.
- TEU: N/A
- Protected by a breakwater
- Specialized in the pulp shipment
- Main handling service: general cargo, LPG tanker, bulk carrier, cargo
- Maximum size: LOA – 214m, Draught – 11.4m, 73296t DWT
Port of Praia Mole is located on the northern bank of Baia do Espirito Santo, 12 kilometers northeast of Vitoria. The port is split into two private terminals.
- TEU: N/A
- Possesses a pier for the discharge of coal and quay
- Main exports: plates, billets, coils, slabs, etc
- Companhia Vale do Rio Doce manages the coal pier
- Companhia Siderurgica de Tubarao manages the steel products terminal
The Port of So Francisco do Sul is one of Brazil’s and Latin America’s major ports. It is in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, in the city of So Francisco do Sul.
- TEU: 300,000
- Santa Catarina’s major cargo handling port and Brazil’s sixth-largest
- Composed of berths to handle various commodities
- Main handling service: containers, general cargo, dry bulk, and vegetable oil
- Plays a key role in the local, national, and worldwide transportation infrastructure
- More than 7 million tonnes of cargo are handled each year
Situated in Sao Sebastiao Channel, the Port of Sao Sebastiao serves as a multi-purpose port that handles various goods. Among top commodities are dry goods, sodium sulfate, soda ash, containers, wire coils, and more.
- TEU: N/A
- Main handling service: crude oil tanker, general cargo, shuttle tanker, etc
- Three main activities: Sao Sebastiao Commercial Quay, Maritime Petroleum Terminal, and Ferry Crossing
- Annual cargo handling is estimated to be around 45,000,000t
- Anchorage depth ranges from 20.1m – 21.3m
- Maximum size: Over 500 feet in length
Port of Tefe is a river port in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, on the Upper Amazon.
- TEU: N/A
- Main commodities: tobacco, dried fish, rubber, cassava flour
- Composed of berths available for vessels carrying passengers
- Embarkations and/or disembarkations are generally done from or to Manaus
The Port of Tubarao is primarily used and operated for exporting iron ore produced from a mineral-rich hinterland. It is close to Praia Mole Port and is located at Tubarao Point on the north side of Baia do Espirito Santo, 12 kilometers from Vitoria.
- TEU: N/A
- Possess container terminal and liquid bulk terminal
- Annual traffic volume is estimated to be around 70 million tonnes
- Main commodities: iron ore, grain, bulk coal, fertilizers, bulk liquids
- Average loading rate: 12,000 tonnes per hour
- Maximum size: LOA – 350 meter, BEAM – 63.5m, 365,000DWT
Port of Vila do Conde is located 40 kilometers from Belem on the right border of the Para River.Companhia Docas do Para – Autoridade Portuaria managed and control the port.
- TEU: 250,000 (2011)
- Belong to a larger industrial complex, Albras, and Alunorte
- Main commodities: fertilizer, liquid bulk, bauxite, lumber, and general goods
- Nearly 15.9 million tonnes of cargo handled per year
- Anchorage water depth ranges from 14m to 15.2m
- Maximum vessel size: over 500 ft in length