Recife (PE)

Indicators

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

Cargo

Waiting time to berth
0.4 h
down 14.9%
P90 1.1 h
Operation
91 h
down 17.8%
P90 220 h
Average handling rate
43 t/h
up 116%
Time at berth
104 h
down 8.8%
P90 226 h
Port stay
105 h
down 8.8%
P90 227 h
Berthings
14
up 22.6%

Automatic highlights

Dry bulk: in the Suape - Recife complex, Recife has the shortest wait among 2 terminals (1.1 h, 12-month median).
Liquid and gas bulk: in the Suape - Recife complex, Recife has the shortest wait among 2 terminals (0.4 h, 12-month median).
General cargo: in the Suape - Recife complex, Recife has the shortest wait among 2 terminals (0.4 h, 12-month median).
Better: General cargo: waiting time in 02/2026 14.9% below the 12-month average (0.4 h vs 0.5 h).

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Forecast for arrival in 12/2026

0.0 days

1 in 4 arrivals may exceed 0.1 days; 1 in 10 may exceed 0.3 days

The queue changes with the cargo

“All cargoes” blends very different profiles. Check your ship’s cargo:

Dry bulk: 0.1 days
General cargo: 0.0 days

Statistical estimate from public history: it is not an arrival or line-up forecast and does not consider the current position of ships.

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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: 111
Typical wait (median): 0.4 h
Wait for 9 in 10 ships (P90): 0.6 h
Average handling rate: 2 t/h
Tonnes in 12 months: 22,468

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Waiting time forecast

Arrival month

0.4 h likely wait; may reach 0.5 h for 1 in 4 ships and 0.7 h for 1 in 10.

Estimate from ANTAQ history. Tested on past months, its average error was 0.1 h. Does not consider the current queue.

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 (0.3 h) and the longest in January (0.4 h).

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Wait by month of the year — Special transactions
Special transactions	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Med.	0.4 h	0.4 h	0.4 h	0.4 h	0.4 h	0.4 h	0.3 h	0.4 h	0.4 h	0.4 h	0.4 h	0.4 h

Wait by berth for this commodity

RECA-060.4 h
37 berthings
RECA-070.4 h
21 berthings
RECA-080.3 h
21 berthings
RECA-040.3 h
8 berthings
RECA-050.3 h
8 berthings
RECA-030.4 h
6 berthings

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Wait by berth for this commodity
Berth	Median wait
RECA-06	0.4 h
RECA-07	0.4 h
RECA-08	0.3 h
RECA-04	0.3 h
RECA-05	0.3 h
RECA-03	0.4 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 Recife
Month	Berthings	Waiting time to berth	P75–P90 band
02/2026	25	0.4 h	1 h – 1.8 h
01/2026	29	0.4 h	0.5 h – 1.1 h
12/2025	29	0.5 h	1 h – 4.1 h
11/2025	30	0.5 h	1 h – 3.2 h
10/2025	31	0.5 h	1 h – 2.4 h
09/2025	27	0.4 h	1 h – 3.4 h
08/2025	22	0.4 h	1.7 h – 11.3 h
07/2025	21	0.4 h	1 h – 1 h
06/2025	27	0.4 h	1.8 h – 6.1 h
05/2025	30	0.4 h	1 h – 5.4 h
04/2025	26	0.5 h	1 h – 9 h
03/2025	25	1 h	1.5 h – 2.9 h
02/2025	23	0.4 h	1 h – 9.7 h
01/2025	31	0.5 h	1 h – 1 h
12/2024	31	0.4 h	1 h – 1.2 h
11/2024	31	0.4 h	1.3 h – 24 h
10/2024	35	0.5 h	3.8 h – 13.1 h
09/2024	31	0.5 h	1 h – 1 h
08/2024	27	0.5 h	1 h – 1 h
07/2024	28	0.5 h	0.8 h – 2.1 h
06/2024	25	0.3 h	0.5 h – 1.9 h
05/2024	29	0.4 h	1 h – 3 h
04/2024	31	0.5 h	1 h – 3 h
03/2024	37	0.4 h	1 h – 2.1 h
02/2024	25	0.5 h	0.6 h – 1 h
01/2024	33	0.5 h	1 h – 1.3 h
12/2023	39	0.5 h	1.5 h – 16.1 h
11/2023	34	0.5 h	1 h – 1.9 h
10/2023	36	0.4 h	1 h – 2.7 h
09/2023	29	0.3 h	0.5 h – 1.1 h
08/2023	28	0.4 h	0.7 h – 1.1 h
07/2023	32	0.4 h	1.4 h – 9.1 h
06/2023	26	0.4 h	1 h – 2.5 h
05/2023	25	0.6 h	1 h – 1.4 h
04/2023	26	0.5 h	0.9 h – 1.5 h
03/2023	28	0.4 h	0.7 h – 2.8 h
02/2023	27	0.4 h	1 h – 6.3 h
01/2023	32	0.8 h	6.9 h – 15.8 h
12/2022	33	0.5 h	1 h – 4.8 h
11/2022	27	0.6 h	2 h – 10.1 h
10/2022	26	0.4 h	1 h – 6.5 h
09/2022	24	0.5 h	1 h – 10.9 h
08/2022	24	0.5 h	3.8 h – 8.6 h
07/2022	20	0.4 h	1 h – 1.9 h
06/2022	28	0.5 h	3.5 h – 12.5 h
05/2022	17	0.4 h	0.6 h – 9 h
04/2022	20	0.4 h	0.6 h – 1.3 h
03/2022	22	0.4 h	0.7 h – 1.3 h
02/2022	25	0.4 h	5 h – 15 h
01/2022	28	0.5 h	17.5 h – 74 h
12/2021	27	0.5 h	2.7 h – 13.9 h
11/2021	24	0.5 h	1 h – 1 h
10/2021	32	0.8 h	2.6 h – 14 h
09/2021	22	0.7 h	1.9 h – 23.6 h
08/2021	19	0.7 h	7.3 h – 24.9 h
07/2021	15	0.6 h	1 h – 1.9 h
06/2021	20	0.8 h	1.5 h – 18.7 h
05/2021	21	0.9 h	4 h – 12 h
04/2021	22	1 h	6.2 h – 16.3 h
03/2021	21	1 h	4.9 h – 15.3 h
02/2021	22	1.1 h	24.7 h – 61.8 h
01/2021	24	0.5 h	1.8 h – 7.9 h
12/2020	19	1 h	1.7 h – 22.8 h
11/2020	29	0.7 h	1.3 h – 11.5 h
10/2020	20	0.6 h	1.6 h – 5.4 h
09/2020	17	0.7 h	5 h – 14.7 h
08/2020	14	1 h	1.3 h – 19.9 h
07/2020	16	1 h	7.7 h – 20.3 h
06/2020	19	1 h	1.3 h – 3.9 h
05/2020	14	1 h	5.7 h – 14 h
04/2020	19	0.6 h	1.1 h – 5.6 h
03/2020	23	2 h	38.2 h – 53.7 h
02/2020	20	0.8 h	1.5 h – 13.3 h
01/2020	22	0.7 h	7.3 h – 19.9 h

Compare berths and cargoes

Berth comparison (12 months)

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

RECA-080.4 h
50 berthings
RECA-060.4 h
62 berthings
RECA-070.4 h
61 berthings
RECA-010.4 h
6 berthings
RECA-050.5 h
27 berthings
RECA-031 h
38 berthings
RECA-041 h
37 berthings
RECA-021.1 h
39 berthings

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Berth comparison (12 months) — Waiting time to berth
Berth	Waiting time to berth
RECA-08	0.4 h
RECA-06	0.4 h
RECA-07	0.4 h
RECA-01	0.4 h
RECA-05	0.5 h
RECA-03	1 h
RECA-04	1 h
RECA-02	1.1 h

Cargo comparison (12 months)

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

General cargo0.4 h
139 berthings
Liquid and gas bulk0.4 h
87 berthings
Dry bulk1.1 h
96 berthings

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Cargo comparison (12 months) — Waiting time to berth
Cargo	Waiting time to berth
General cargo	0.4 h
Liquid and gas bulk	0.4 h
Dry bulk	1.1 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	0.7 h	0.8 h	2 h	0.6 h	1 h	1 h	1 h	1 h	0.7 h	0.6 h	0.7 h	1 h
2021	0.5 h	1.1 h	1 h	1 h	0.9 h	0.8 h	0.6 h	0.7 h	0.7 h	0.8 h	0.5 h	0.5 h
2022	0.5 h	0.4 h	0.4 h	0.4 h	0.4 h	0.5 h	0.4 h	0.5 h	0.5 h	0.4 h	0.6 h	0.5 h
2023	0.8 h	0.4 h	0.4 h	0.5 h	0.6 h	0.4 h	0.4 h	0.4 h	0.3 h	0.4 h	0.5 h	0.5 h
2024	0.5 h	0.5 h	0.4 h	0.5 h	0.4 h	0.3 h	0.5 h	0.5 h	0.5 h	0.5 h	0.4 h	0.4 h
2025	0.5 h	0.4 h	1 h	0.5 h	0.4 h	0.4 h	0.4 h	0.4 h	0.4 h	0.5 h	0.5 h	0.5 h
2026	0.4 h	0.4 h	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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