Official ANTAQ data up to 02/2026
Iron ore: 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
- 2,614
- Typical wait (median)
- 43.8 h
- Wait for 9 in 10 ships (P90)
- 227 h
- Average handling rate
- 4,511 t/h
- Tonnes in 12 months
- 423,615,957
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 (31 h) and the longest in October (98.5 h).
View data
| Iron ore | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Med. | 58.7 h | 52 h | 68.1 h | 76.6 h | 39.2 h | 37.7 h | 31 h | 43.4 h | 61.4 h | 98.5 h | 98.3 h | 72.7 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 de Ponta da Madeira (MA) | 109.4 h | 330.0 h | 6,511.0 t/h | 636 | 172,589,184 |
| Terminal de Tubarão (ES) | 80.6 h | 313.4 h | 5,262.6 t/h | 395 | 84,325,280 |
| Itaguaí (RJ) | 48.6 h | 138.0 h | 4,602.4 t/h | 323 | 57,418,061 |
| Terminal da Ilha Guaíba - TIG (RJ) | 128.3 h | 340.9 h | 3,421.6 t/h | 147 | 30,945,368 |
| Porto Sudeste do Brasil S/A (RJ) | 47.1 h | 150.9 h | 3,795.0 t/h | 148 | 27,219,612 |
| Porto do Açu - Terminal de Minério (RJ) | 30.6 h | 114.2 h | 5,804.3 t/h | 144 | 24,619,913 |
| Terminal Marítimo Ponta Ubu (ES) | 37.5 h | 150.8 h | 3,676.7 t/h | 142 | 16,902,498 |
| Terminal Portuário do Pecém (CE) | 43.3 h | 213.5 h | 670.8 t/h | 49 | 4,983,165 |
| TUP Vetorial Logística (MS) | 1.5 h | 3.9 h | 474.9 t/h | 86 | 2,133,161 |
| Granel Química Ladário (MS) | 1.0 h | 1.1 h | 857.7 t/h | 523 | 1,090,719 |
| TUP Enseada Naval (BA) | 3.8 h | 31.0 h | 706.4 t/h | 9 | 380,599 |
| Terminal TKCSA (RJ) | insufficient data | insufficient data | 764.7 t/h | 5 | 379,183 |