Port waiting time bulletin — 12/2025

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

Brazil: median waiting time: 2.2 h — +6% vs the 12-month average

By cargo

  • Dry bulk: 3.0 h — -42.9% vs the 12-month average
  • Liquid and gas bulk: 4.6 h — -20.9% vs the 12-month average
  • General cargo: 0.4 h — +125.7% vs the 12-month average
  • Container: 7.2 h — +75.8% vs the 12-month average
  • Other: 4.2 h — +1.1% vs the 12-month average

Largest increases in waiting time

  1. Vitória (ES): 60.9 h — +754% vs the 12-month average
  2. Rio Grande (RS): 19.0 h — +337.4% vs the 12-month average
  3. Porto Itapoá Terminais Portuários (SC): 19.7 h — +168.5% vs the 12-month average
  4. Terminal Portuário do Pecém (CE): 24.9 h — +165.8% vs the 12-month average
  5. Terminal UNI-Z (PA): 223.3 h — +138.3% vs the 12-month average

Largest drops in waiting time

  1. Terbian - Terminal Bianchini (RS): 1.8 h — -91.4% vs the 12-month average
  2. Imbituba (SC): 4.7 h — -88.7% vs the 12-month average
  3. Maceió (AL): 2.0 h — -87.9% vs the 12-month average
  4. Belém (PA): 1.2 h — -78.4% vs the 12-month average
  5. ATEM Belém-PA (PA): 11.4 h — -73.1% vs the 12-month average

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