Terminal Santa Clara (RS)

Indicators

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

Cargo

Waiting time to berth
0.5 h
up 12.4%
P90 0.6 h
Operation
8.3 h
up 29.3%
P90 11.8 h
Average handling rate
183 t/h
down 51.1%
Time at berth
15 h
up 1.4%
P90 21.9 h
Port stay
15.5 h
up 0.9%
P90 22.5 h
Berthings
13
down 7.7%

Automatic highlights

Dry bulk: in the Porto Alegre complex, Merlim has the shortest wait among 7 terminals (0.2 h, 12-month median).
Liquid and gas bulk: in the Porto Alegre complex, Terminal de Gás do Sul - Tergasul has the shortest wait among 6 terminals (0.1 h, 12-month median).
General cargo: in the Porto Alegre complex, Terminal Santa Clara has the shortest wait among 2 terminals (0.3 h, 12-month median).
Worse: Container: waiting time in 02/2026 12.4% above the 12-month average (0.5 h vs 0.5 h).

Forecast for arrival in 12/2026

0.0 days

1 in 4 arrivals may exceed 0.0 days; 1 in 10 may exceed 0.1 days

The queue changes with the cargo

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

Liquid and gas bulk: 0.0 days
Container: 0.0 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: 167
Typical wait (median): 0.5 h
Wait for 9 in 10 ships (P90): 0.6 h
Average handling rate: 342 t/h
Tonnes in 12 months: 443,929

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Waiting time forecast

Arrival month

0.6 h likely wait; may reach 0.7 h for 1 in 4 ships and 1.4 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 January (0.5 h) and the longest in February (0.8 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.	0.5 h	0.8 h	0.8 h	0.8 h	0.8 h	0.8 h	0.8 h	0.8 h	0.8 h	0.8 h	0.8 h	0.8 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 Terminal Santa Clara
Month	Berthings	Waiting time to berth	P75–P90 band
02/2026	20	0.4 h	0.5 h – 0.5 h
01/2026	33	0.4 h	0.7 h – 1 h
12/2025	31	0.3 h	0.5 h – 0.7 h
11/2025	32	0.3 h	0.5 h – 0.6 h
10/2025	32	0.5 h	0.5 h – 0.7 h
09/2025	31	0.5 h	0.7 h – 0.8 h
08/2025	28	0.6 h	0.7 h – 0.8 h
07/2025	24	0.5 h	0.7 h – 0.8 h
06/2025	28	0.5 h	0.7 h – 0.7 h
05/2025	32	0.5 h	0.7 h – 0.7 h
04/2025	25	0.4 h	0.5 h – 1 h
03/2025	36	0.5 h	0.7 h – 1.9 h
02/2025	32	0.5 h	0.8 h – 1 h
01/2025	40	0.5 h	0.7 h – 20.2 h
12/2024	23	0.7 h	0.8 h – 0.8 h
11/2024	36	0.7 h	0.7 h – 0.9 h
10/2024	20	0.6 h	0.8 h – 0.9 h
09/2024	35	0.7 h	0.8 h – 0.9 h
08/2024	32	0.7 h	0.8 h – 1 h
07/2024	22	0.6 h	0.8 h – 1 h
06/2024	25	0.7 h	0.8 h – 1.2 h
05/2024	3	insufficient data	—
04/2024	15	0.8 h	0.8 h – 1 h
03/2024	32	0.7 h	1 h – 5.4 h
02/2024	37	0.6 h	1 h – 1.1 h
01/2024	38	0.5 h	0.7 h – 1.1 h
12/2023	37	0.7 h	0.8 h – 4.3 h
11/2023	26	0.7 h	0.8 h – 2.1 h
10/2023	39	0.7 h	0.8 h – 1.1 h
09/2023	31	0.8 h	1 h – 4.2 h
08/2023	44	0.8 h	0.8 h – 1.1 h
07/2023	31	0.8 h	0.8 h – 1 h
06/2023	36	0.8 h	0.9 h – 1.9 h
05/2023	43	0.8 h	0.9 h – 21.3 h
04/2023	34	0.8 h	0.9 h – 19.4 h
03/2023	36	0.9 h	4.3 h – 11.7 h
02/2023	36	0.8 h	1 h – 1.2 h
01/2023	37	0.8 h	0.8 h – 2 h
12/2022	38	0.8 h	1 h – 6.2 h
11/2022	38	0.8 h	1 h – 1 h
10/2022	50	0.8 h	1 h – 25.3 h
09/2022	38	0.8 h	17.8 h – 49 h
08/2022	46	0.8 h	1 h – 1.2 h
07/2022	49	0.8 h	1 h – 1 h
06/2022	45	0.8 h	1 h – 1 h
05/2022	36	1 h	2 h – 17 h
04/2022	41	0.8 h	1 h – 5.1 h
03/2022	44	0.8 h	1 h – 13.1 h
02/2022	45	0.8 h	1 h – 1.2 h
01/2022	44	0.5 h	1 h – 1 h
12/2021	44	0.8 h	1 h – 1.1 h
11/2021	51	0.8 h	1 h – 7.3 h
10/2021	48	0.8 h	1 h – 10.7 h
09/2021	48	0.8 h	1 h – 2 h
08/2021	43	0.8 h	1 h – 2.3 h
07/2021	58	0.8 h	1 h – 15 h
06/2021	53	0.8 h	1 h – 1.3 h
05/2021	54	0.8 h	1 h – 21.9 h
04/2021	53	0.8 h	1 h – 3.4 h
03/2021	56	0.6 h	1 h – 23.1 h
02/2021	58	0.8 h	1 h – 21.5 h
01/2021	52	0.4 h	1 h – 22.1 h
12/2020	54	0.7 h	1 h – 1 h
11/2020	52	0.8 h	0.9 h – 1 h
10/2020	51	0.7 h	1 h – 22.4 h
09/2020	46	0.7 h	0.9 h – 1 h
08/2020	48	0.8 h	1 h – 46.2 h
07/2020	46	0.8 h	1 h – 1.5 h
06/2020	47	0.9 h	1 h – 1 h
05/2020	56	0.8 h	1 h – 1 h
04/2020	41	0.5 h	1 h – 22.1 h
03/2020	41	0.3 h	1 h – 22.8 h
02/2020	34	0.4 h	19.3 h – 37.1 h
01/2020	35	0.3 h	1 h – 17.7 h

Compare berths and cargoes

Berth comparison (12 months)

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

PIER 30.3 h
89 berthings
PIER 10.5 h
203 berthings
PIER 20.7 h
60 berthings

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Berth comparison (12 months) — Waiting time to berth
Berth	Waiting time to berth
PIER 3	0.3 h
PIER 1	0.5 h
PIER 2	0.7 h

Cargo comparison (12 months)

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

Dry bulk0.3 h
77 berthings
General cargo0.3 h
12 berthings
Container0.5 h
167 berthings
Liquid and gas bulk0.7 h
96 berthings

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