Official ANTAQ data up to 02/2026
Iron and steel: 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
- 1,141
- Typical wait (median)
- 21.1 h
- Wait for 9 in 10 ships (P90)
- 185 h
- Average handling rate
- 283 t/h
- Tonnes in 12 months
- 26,169,972
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 July (13.5 h) and the longest in November (28.3 h).
View data
| Iron and steel | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Med. | 14.1 h | 25.5 h | 27.8 h | 22.9 h | 18.3 h | 19 h | 13.5 h | 16.5 h | 23.2 h | 19.8 h | 28.3 h | 24.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal Marítimo Alfandegado Privativo de Uso Misto de Praia Mole (ES) | 62.9 h | 197.4 h | 359.6 t/h | 235 | 6,973,863 |
| São Francisco do Sul (SC) | 77.4 h | 250.5 h | 270.9 t/h | 188 | 4,642,923 |
| Terminal Portuário do Pecém (CE) | 118.1 h | 345.9 h | 316.1 t/h | 103 | 3,625,212 |
| Terminal TKCSA (RJ) | 60.6 h | 203.5 h | 514.9 t/h | 60 | 3,112,850 |
| Rio de Janeiro (RJ) | 1.0 h | 106.8 h | 167.5 t/h | 169 | 2,207,619 |
| Itaguaí (RJ) | 3.4 h | 11.6 h | 196.2 t/h | 39 | 841,551 |
| Itaqui (MA) | 196.6 h | 451.2 h | 522.1 t/h | 19 | 745,710 |
| Terminal Marítimo Privativo de Cubatão - TMPC (SP) | 11.3 h | 76.9 h | 197.2 t/h | 31 | 697,211 |
| Terminal de Barcaças Oceânicas (ES) | 1.8 h | 49.7 h | 238.7 t/h | 53 | 546,050 |
| Vitória (ES) | 4.6 h | 125.5 h | 191.9 t/h | 35 | 533,591 |
| Porto Chibatão (AM) | 1.5 h | 11.5 h | 168.0 t/h | 13 | 282,611 |
| Itajaí (SC) | 6.3 h | 58.8 h | 105.9 t/h | 16 | 275,501 |
| Suape (PE) | 0.8 h | 37.6 h | 136.8 t/h | 26 | 213,110 |
| Angra dos Reis (RJ) | 9.4 h | 76.2 h | 106.3 t/h | 22 | 213,039 |
| Teporti (SC) | 2.6 h | 41.8 h | 177.4 t/h | 30 | 178,231 |
| TUP Vetorial Logística (MS) | 2.5 h | 3.3 h | 261.0 t/h | 6 | 116,305 |
| Recife (PE) | 1.5 h | 6.0 h | 103.6 t/h | 9 | 107,142 |
| Super Terminais Comércio e Indústria (AM) | 0.6 h | 1.1 h | 12,386.8 t/h | 5 | 100,279 |
| Porto do Açu - Terminal TMULT e TCAR (RJ) | 119.9 h | 153.6 h | 247.7 t/h | 8 | 88,176 |
| Portocel - Terminal Especializado de Barra do Riacho (ES) | 10.9 h | 55.7 h | 123.8 t/h | 18 | 86,306 |
| Barra do Rio Terminal Portuário (SC) | 3.4 h | 14.0 h | 99.7 t/h | 8 | 21,514 |
| Amazon Aço Indústria e Comércio Ltda (AM) | 0.0 h | 0.0 h | 122.5 t/h | 6 | 12,639 |
| Santos (SP) | 1.8 h | 58.2 h | 36.4 t/h | 6 | 8,236 |
| TERMINAL TECHNIPFMC DO BRASIL (RJ) | 1.2 h | 1.6 h | 115.5 t/h | 12 | 5,435 |
| Terminal Portuário da Nuclep (RJ) | 2.3 h | 3.1 h | 7.6 t/h | 9 | 2,551 |