Port waiting time bulletin — 04/2025

Monthly summary of waiting time to berth at Brazilian ports, built automatically from ANTAQ data.

Brazil: median waiting time: 2.0 h — -4.3% vs the 12-month average

By cargo

  • Dry bulk: 3.1 h — -56.1% vs the 12-month average
  • Liquid and gas bulk: 5.7 h — -5.9% vs the 12-month average
  • General cargo: 0.1 h — -37.7% vs the 12-month average
  • Container: 3.5 h — -32.7% vs the 12-month average
  • Other: 0.3 h — -30% vs the 12-month average

Largest increases in waiting time

  1. Terminal Portuário Novo Remanso (AM): 183.1 h — +403.6% vs the 12-month average
  2. Porto Sudeste do Brasil S/A (RJ): 116.4 h — +325.8% vs the 12-month average
  3. Portocel - Terminal Especializado de Barra do Riacho (ES): 15.6 h — +247.6% vs the 12-month average
  4. Terminal Marítimo Ponta Ubu (ES): 78.6 h — +161% vs the 12-month average
  5. Maceió (AL): 17.5 h — +117.7% vs the 12-month average

Largest drops in waiting time

  1. Cargill Agrícola (RO): 0.0 h — -99.9% vs the 12-month average
  2. Cargill Agrícola S.A. (ETC Miritituba/PA) (PA): 0.0 h — -99.5% vs the 12-month average
  3. Terbian - Terminal Bianchini (RS): 1.1 h — -93.7% vs the 12-month average
  4. ATEM Manaus (AM): 0.3 h — -90.7% vs the 12-month average
  5. Itaguaí (RJ): 3.8 h — -89% vs the 12-month average

Source: ANTAQ — Estatístico Aquaviário, data up to 02/2026