Official ANTAQ data up to 02/2026
Motor vehicles: 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
- 531
- Typical wait (median)
- 4.4 h
- Wait for 9 in 10 ships (P90)
- 52.1 h
- Average handling rate
- 145 t/h
- Tonnes in 12 months
- 1,213,862
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 February (3.1 h) and the longest in January (4.3 h).
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| Motor vehicles | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Med. | 4.3 h | 3.1 h | 3.6 h | 4.2 h | 4.2 h | 4.1 h | 3.4 h | 3.7 h | 4 h | 3.2 h | 4.2 h | 3.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitória (ES) | 6.6 h | 58.0 h | 137.3 t/h | 144 | 425,898 |
| Santos (SP) | 19.3 h | 69.1 h | 131.2 t/h | 120 | 309,272 |
| Paranaguá (PR) | 12.3 h | 37.3 h | 236.6 t/h | 88 | 139,405 |
| Rio de Janeiro (RJ) | 1.0 h | 1.2 h | 161.1 t/h | 56 | 137,718 |
| Suape (PE) | 1.0 h | 6.1 h | 183.9 t/h | 79 | 127,549 |
| Itajaí (SC) | 6.6 h | 11.8 h | 229.8 t/h | 14 | 25,707 |
| Rio Grande (RS) | 2.8 h | 35.5 h | 153.8 t/h | 20 | 22,583 |