Areia Branca (RN)

Indicators

Last month (02/2026) · Last month’s median, with the change against the 12-month average.

Cargo

Waiting time to berth
4.7 h
down 5.4%
P90 40.2 h
Operation
72.8 h
up 37.1%
P90 94.4 h
Average handling rate
453 t/h
down 7.1%
Time at berth
75.1 h
up 21.3%
P90 116 h
Port stay
89 h
up 14.7%
P90 153 h
Berthings
6
up 63.6%

Automatic highlights

Dry bulk: in the Areia Branca complex, Terminal de Uso Privado de Macau has the shortest wait among 4 terminals (0.1 h, 12-month median).

Forecast for arrival in 12/2026

Not enough history to forecast waiting time at this port.

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By commodity and berth

Last 12 months. Each ship counts under the heaviest commodity it handled.

Commodity

Ships in 12 months: 48
Typical wait (median): 4.3 h
Wait for 9 in 10 ships (P90): 38.6 h
Average handling rate: 479 t/h
Tonnes in 12 months: 1,716,586

Compare Salt with other Brazilian ports

No forecast: the history of this segment did not pass the accuracy test. Use the monthly wait below as a reference.

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 August (3.7 h) and the longest in March (44.1 h).

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Wait by month of the year — Salt
Salt	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Med.	14.2 h	29.3 h	44.1 h	8 h	3.9 h	4.1 h	4 h	3.7 h	15.6 h	7.9 h	13.4 h	4 h

Monthly history

Monthly median of Waiting time to berth, in hours. Months with insufficient data have no point.

Series indicator

Median
P75–P90 band

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Monthly median of Waiting time to berth at Areia Branca
Month	Berthings	Waiting time to berth	P75–P90 band
02/2026	6	4.7 h	6.5 h – 19.3 h
01/2026	4	insufficient data	—
12/2025	4	insufficient data	—
11/2025	4	insufficient data	—
10/2025	4	insufficient data	—
09/2025	4	insufficient data	—
08/2025	2	insufficient data	—
07/2025	5	4.4 h	17.8 h – 21.3 h
06/2025	3	insufficient data	—
05/2025	2	insufficient data	—
04/2025	6	5.5 h	27.4 h – 67.3 h
03/2025	4	insufficient data	—
02/2025	3	insufficient data	—
01/2025	6	12.4 h	28.1 h – 37 h
12/2024	4	insufficient data	—
11/2024	2	insufficient data	—
10/2024	4	insufficient data	—
09/2024	3	insufficient data	—
08/2024	4	insufficient data	—
07/2024	3	insufficient data	—
06/2024	3	insufficient data	—
05/2024	4	insufficient data	—
04/2024	4	insufficient data	—
03/2024	5	insufficient data	—
02/2024	5	51.8 h	56.4 h – 77.8 h
01/2024	4	insufficient data	—
12/2023	4	insufficient data	—
11/2023	5	3.3 h	4 h – 55.8 h
10/2023	5	25.7 h	29 h – 57.8 h
09/2023	3	insufficient data	—
08/2023	5	6 h	15 h – 38.3 h
07/2023	4	insufficient data	—
06/2023	2	insufficient data	—
05/2023	7	8.4 h	39.1 h – 72.2 h
04/2023	3	insufficient data	—
03/2023	5	72.3 h	80 h – 90.1 h
02/2023	4	insufficient data	—
01/2023	6	57.4 h	73.4 h – 78.3 h
12/2022	6	34 h	50.3 h – 77.4 h
11/2022	6	27.1 h	52.2 h – 80.2 h
10/2022	5	24.1 h	77.6 h – 88.9 h
09/2022	4	insufficient data	—
08/2022	4	insufficient data	—
07/2022	4	insufficient data	—
06/2022	5	9.5 h	24.9 h – 27.6 h
05/2022	6	2.7 h	3 h – 16.3 h
04/2022	4	insufficient data	—
03/2022	5	insufficient data	—
02/2022	5	insufficient data	—
01/2022	6	insufficient data	—
12/2021	6	15.3 h	41.6 h – 46.5 h
11/2021	4	insufficient data	—
10/2021	5	insufficient data	—
09/2021	5	insufficient data	—
08/2021	3	insufficient data	—
07/2021	4	insufficient data	—
06/2021	4	insufficient data	—
05/2021	5	insufficient data	—
04/2021	3	insufficient data	—
03/2021	6	insufficient data	—
02/2021	5	insufficient data	—
01/2021	5	insufficient data	—
12/2020	3	insufficient data	—
11/2020	5	insufficient data	—
10/2020	5	insufficient data	—
09/2020	4	insufficient data	—
08/2020	3	insufficient data	—
07/2020	4	insufficient data	—
06/2020	4	insufficient data	—
05/2020	5	insufficient data	—
04/2020	4	insufficient data	—
03/2020	4	insufficient data	—
02/2020	4	insufficient data	—
01/2020	6	insufficient data	—

Compare berths and cargoes

Berth comparison (12 months)

Median of the last 12 months; fewer hours is better.

Dolphins4.3 h
48 berthings

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Berth comparison (12 months) — Waiting time to berth
Berth	Waiting time to berth
Dolphins	4.3 h

Cargo comparison (12 months)

Median of the last 12 months; fewer hours is better.

Dry bulk4.3 h
47 berthings

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Cargo comparison (12 months) — Waiting time to berth
Cargo	Waiting time to berth
Dry bulk	4.3 h

Waiting time seasonality

Monthly median waiting time for berthing, by month and year.

Cargo

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Waiting time seasonality
Year	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15.3 h
2022	—	—	—	—	2.7 h	9.5 h	—	—	—	24.1 h	27.1 h	34 h
2023	57.4 h	—	72.3 h	—	8.4 h	—	—	6 h	—	25.7 h	3.3 h	—
2024	—	51.8 h	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	12.4 h	—	—	5.5 h	—	—	4.4 h	—	—	—	—	—
2026	—	4.7 h	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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How to cite

The data may be reused under the CC BY 4.0 license, citing the source:

Vessel Planner (LOGMAPS), based on ANTAQ data — Estatístico Aquaviário, 02/2026. https://logmaps-vessel-planner-prd.web.app/en/portos/areia-branca