Santos (SP)

Indicators

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

Cargo

Waiting time to berth
10.2 h
down 27.7%
P90 69.5 h
Operation
17.5 h
down 3.4%
P90 32.4 h
Average handling rate
1,334 t/h
up 6.5%
Time at berth
23.5 h
down 5%
P90 41.5 h
Port stay
37.6 h
down 9.9%
P90 103 h
Berthings
132
down 12%

Automatic highlights

Dry bulk: in the Santos complex, Sucocítrico Cutrale has the shortest wait among 3 terminals (1.0 h, 12-month median).
Liquid and gas bulk: in the Santos complex, Sucocítrico Cutrale has the shortest wait among 4 terminals (0.6 h, 12-month median).
General cargo: in the Santos complex, Santos has the shortest wait among 3 terminals (6.3 h, 12-month median).
Container: in the Santos complex, DP World Santos has the shortest wait among 2 terminals (12.8 h, 12-month median).

Forecast for arrival in 12/2026

0.7 days

1 in 4 arrivals may exceed 3.7 days; 1 in 10 may exceed 10.4 days

The queue changes with the cargo

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

Dry bulk: 4.2 days
Container: 0.4 days
General cargo: 0.2 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: 1,803
Typical wait (median): 13.3 h
Wait for 9 in 10 ships (P90): 69.5 h
Average handling rate: 1,248 t/h
Tonnes in 12 months: 44,633,894

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Waiting time forecast

Arrival month

9.1 h likely wait; may reach 27.7 h for 1 in 4 ships and 56.7 h for 1 in 10.

Estimate from ANTAQ history. Tested on past months, its average error was 5.4 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 January (3.1 h) and the longest in August (12.8 h).

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Wait by month of the year — Containers
Containers	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Med.	3.1 h	5.9 h	4.3 h	4.9 h	5.9 h	4.5 h	7.1 h	12.8 h	8.6 h	9.6 h	8.2 h	6.1 h

Wait by berth for this commodity

TECON 1.29.1 h
284 berthings
TECON 315 h
271 berthings
BTP 0314.9 h
260 berthings
TECON 216.4 h
260 berthings
BTP 0217 h
247 berthings
BTP 0119 h
234 berthings

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Wait by berth for this commodity
Berth	Median wait
TECON 1.2	9.1 h
TECON 3	15 h
BTP 03	14.9 h
TECON 2	16.4 h
BTP 02	17 h
BTP 01	19 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 Santos
Month	Berthings	Waiting time to berth	P75–P90 band
02/2026	342	15.9 h	94.5 h – 257 h
01/2026	360	13.7 h	69.7 h – 172 h
12/2025	376	16.2 h	73.7 h – 177 h
11/2025	398	25.2 h	127 h – 262 h
10/2025	416	30.2 h	94.6 h – 211 h
09/2025	405	32.9 h	109 h – 258 h
08/2025	415	25.7 h	88.6 h – 247 h
07/2025	431	35.7 h	127 h – 239 h
06/2025	409	19 h	75.9 h – 175 h
05/2025	430	19.8 h	88.5 h – 192 h
04/2025	379	21.1 h	94.3 h – 236 h
03/2025	404	18.4 h	114 h – 261 h
02/2025	361	27.5 h	88.1 h – 215 h
01/2025	338	15.2 h	69.8 h – 174 h
12/2024	363	21.8 h	82.7 h – 177 h
11/2024	375	42.4 h	113 h – 211 h
10/2024	407	37.4 h	135 h – 282 h
09/2024	412	34.8 h	110 h – 243 h
08/2024	392	49.2 h	129 h – 242 h
07/2024	398	27 h	96.6 h – 263 h
06/2024	385	28.5 h	128 h – 260 h
05/2024	386	18.3 h	74.9 h – 173 h
04/2024	366	17.5 h	91.2 h – 320 h
03/2024	390	21.3 h	141 h – 334 h
02/2024	362	50.2 h	164 h – 281 h
01/2024	352	8.5 h	71.8 h – 234 h
12/2023	397	17 h	159 h – 325 h
11/2023	387	24.9 h	166 h – 381 h
10/2023	395	27.1 h	158 h – 387 h
09/2023	396	30 h	135 h – 364 h
08/2023	385	25.6 h	125 h – 331 h
07/2023	399	16.8 h	117 h – 253 h
06/2023	401	21.7 h	178 h – 304 h
05/2023	390	14.2 h	101 h – 269 h
04/2023	370	10.6 h	80 h – 222 h
03/2023	385	20.1 h	123 h – 361 h
02/2023	309	7.1 h	80.8 h – 251 h
01/2023	338	3.7 h	40.7 h – 162 h
12/2022	363	9.1 h	63.3 h – 178 h
11/2022	351	13.8 h	81.4 h – 203 h
10/2022	414	23.7 h	138 h – 288 h
09/2022	383	24.5 h	138 h – 314 h
08/2022	421	39.3 h	158 h – 292 h
07/2022	408	22.9 h	157 h – 304 h
06/2022	390	13.7 h	112 h – 266 h
05/2022	405	21.3 h	99.3 h – 246 h
04/2022	366	11.1 h	114 h – 329 h
03/2022	387	15.3 h	197 h – 369 h
02/2022	346	13.7 h	113 h – 354 h
01/2022	338	6.3 h	69 h – 221 h
12/2021	384	9.5 h	44.3 h – 120 h
11/2021	350	6.6 h	43.3 h – 142 h
10/2021	343	5.7 h	29.7 h – 138 h
09/2021	348	10.1 h	58.9 h – 148 h
08/2021	343	18 h	75.3 h – 157 h
07/2021	347	18.6 h	83.1 h – 161 h
06/2021	360	24.6 h	125 h – 229 h
05/2021	357	16.3 h	113 h – 255 h
04/2021	357	12.5 h	77.4 h – 271 h
03/2021	374	28.7 h	120 h – 350 h
02/2021	303	12.8 h	66.6 h – 274 h
01/2021	305	7.7 h	41.5 h – 122 h
12/2020	347	15.8 h	73.4 h – 192 h
11/2020	363	20.2 h	78.7 h – 238 h
10/2020	370	20.1 h	85.5 h – 207 h
09/2020	349	10.2 h	84 h – 312 h
08/2020	376	15.3 h	93 h – 270 h
07/2020	367	13.3 h	102 h – 280 h
06/2020	349	14.8 h	94.6 h – 260 h
05/2020	359	23.3 h	104 h – 246 h
04/2020	390	22.6 h	128 h – 281 h
03/2020	350	13.3 h	186 h – 319 h
02/2020	314	19.2 h	110 h – 241 h
01/2020	307	6.7 h	55.8 h – 187 h

Compare berths and cargoes

Berth comparison (12 months)

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

TECON 1.17.9 h
146 berthings
TECON 1.29.1 h
285 berthings
TEV14.7 h
202 berthings
BTP 0314.9 h
260 berthings
TECON 315.1 h
272 berthings
TECON 216.4 h
260 berthings
BTP 0217 h
247 berthings
BTP 0119 h
234 berthings
AL 0164.7 h
163 berthings
ARM 16/17110 h
141 berthings
AL 02129 h
138 berthings
ARM 20/21169 h
139 berthings

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Berth comparison (12 months) — Waiting time to berth
Berth	Waiting time to berth
TECON 1.1	7.9 h
TECON 1.2	9.1 h
TEV	14.7 h
BTP 03	14.9 h
TECON 3	15.1 h
TECON 2	16.4 h
BTP 02	17 h
BTP 01	19 h
AL 01	64.7 h
ARM 16/17	110 h
AL 02	129 h
ARM 20/21	169 h

Cargo comparison (12 months)

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

General cargo6.3 h
505 berthings
Container13.4 h
1,792 berthings
Liquid and gas bulk14.4 h
894 berthings
Dry bulk113 h
1,574 berthings

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Cargo comparison (12 months) — Waiting time to berth
Cargo	Waiting time to berth
General cargo	6.3 h
Container	13.4 h
Liquid and gas bulk	14.4 h
Dry bulk	113 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	6.7 h	19.2 h	13.3 h	22.6 h	23.3 h	14.8 h	13.3 h	15.3 h	10.2 h	20.1 h	20.2 h	15.8 h
2021	7.7 h	12.8 h	28.7 h	12.5 h	16.3 h	24.6 h	18.6 h	18 h	10.1 h	5.7 h	6.6 h	9.5 h
2022	6.3 h	13.7 h	15.3 h	11.1 h	21.3 h	13.7 h	22.9 h	39.3 h	24.5 h	23.7 h	13.8 h	9.1 h
2023	3.7 h	7.1 h	20.1 h	10.6 h	14.2 h	21.7 h	16.8 h	25.6 h	30 h	27.1 h	24.9 h	17 h
2024	8.5 h	50.2 h	21.3 h	17.5 h	18.3 h	28.5 h	27 h	49.2 h	34.8 h	37.4 h	42.4 h	21.8 h
2025	15.2 h	27.5 h	18.4 h	21.1 h	19.8 h	19 h	35.7 h	25.7 h	32.9 h	30.2 h	25.2 h	16.2 h
2026	13.7 h	15.9 h	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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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/santos