Official ANTAQ data up to 02/2026
Fertilizers: wait and volume by port in Brazil
Last 12 months, deep-sea and coastal shipping (no inland barges). Each ship counts under its heaviest commodity.
- Ships in 12 months
- 1,768
- Typical wait (median)
- 79.5 h
- Wait for 9 in 10 ships (P90)
- 515 h
- Average handling rate
- 247 t/h
- Tonnes in 12 months
- 43,529,396
Wait by month of the year
Median over the full ANTAQ series. Months with fewer than 5 ships are left empty.
Historically, the shortest wait is in March (31 h) and the longest in October (162 h).
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| Fertilizers | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Med. | 79.8 h | 67.9 h | 31 h | 51 h | 60.2 h | 72.8 h | 77.2 h | 80.1 h | 123 h | 162 h | 134 h | 117 h |
Ports handling this commodity
Only ports with at least 5 ships of this commodity in 12 months.
| Port | Typical wait (median) | P90 | Average handling rate | Ships in 12 months | Tonnes in 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paranaguá (PR) | 332.2 h | 880.7 h | 322.1 t/h | 306 | 10,127,032 |
| Santos (SP) | 21.9 h | 212.1 h | 253.6 t/h | 263 | 6,339,901 |
| Itaqui (MA) | 371.5 h | 570.3 h | 301.4 t/h | 160 | 4,599,562 |
| Rio Grande (RS) | 40.7 h | 192.1 h | 301.1 t/h | 220 | 4,303,913 |
| Santarém (PA) | 2.1 h | 91.1 h | 185.4 t/h | 97 | 2,953,766 |
| São Francisco do Sul (SC) | 296.8 h | 621.1 h | 291.7 t/h | 80 | 2,486,108 |
| Yara Brasil Fertilizantes (RS) | 20.9 h | 142.7 h | 243.8 t/h | 99 | 2,109,721 |
| Terminal Integrador Portuário Luiz Antonio Mesquita - TIPLAM (SP) | 192.5 h | 477.8 h | 278.9 t/h | 73 | 1,958,021 |
| Aratu (BA) | 83.4 h | 300.5 h | 145.6 t/h | 57 | 1,489,659 |
| Vitória (ES) | 27.6 h | 125.8 h | 189.6 t/h | 72 | 1,180,380 |
| Vila do Conde (PA) | 529.0 h | 864.1 h | 177.1 t/h | 47 | 1,042,347 |
| Terminal de Tubarão (ES) | 85.4 h | 355.6 h | 235.5 t/h | 25 | 797,967 |
| Terminal Graneleiro Hermasa (AM) | 5.0 h | 82.3 h | 97.4 t/h | 24 | 751,415 |
| Salvador (BA) | 3.9 h | 87.9 h | 143.3 t/h | 52 | 625,324 |
| Antonina (PR) | 67.8 h | 364.4 h | 152.8 t/h | 42 | 605,429 |
| Terminal Itapuã (BA) | 21.3 h | 153.0 h | 140.6 t/h | 28 | 551,701 |
| Terminal Vila do Conde (PA) | 147.1 h | 420.5 h | 122.3 t/h | 24 | 452,749 |
| Imbituba (SC) | 71.5 h | 222.6 h | 269.3 t/h | 22 | 339,842 |
| Recife (PE) | 3.1 h | 34.4 h | 120.4 t/h | 20 | 222,613 |
| Maceió (AL) | 1.7 h | 13.1 h | 122.0 t/h | 28 | 206,966 |
| Terminal Marítimo Inácio Barbosa - TMIB (SE) | 74.9 h | 105.9 h | 186.6 t/h | 11 | 148,667 |
| Terminal Portuário do Pecém (CE) | 49.1 h | 167.2 h | 162.2 t/h | 8 | 95,688 |
| Rio de Janeiro (RJ) | 0.9 h | 1.5 h | 76.8 t/h | 5 | 38,696 |