The shipping platform

Location: Santos, the largest port in Brazil and the South American continent, is located at a mid-point along the coastline of the State of Sao Paulo, approx 345km S of Rio de Janeiro. General overview: The harbor extends along an estuary bounded by the island of Santo Amaro in the E and the island of Sao Vincente in the W. Berths in the river extend up to the facilities in Usiminas. The Port of Santos has 32 terminals (11 Grain and 5 Container Operators) and 65 berths. The port connects with 125 countries (over 600 ports). Terminals: - Containers - Dry Bulk - Liquid Bulk - Break Bulk - Ro/Ro - Passengers - Offshore O&G Container Terminals: - Brasil Terminal Portuario (BTP) (2.5mil. TEUs annually) - Santos Brazil (2mil. TEUs annually) - DP World Santos (1.2mil. TEUs annually) - Libra Container Terminal - Ecoporto (524,000 TEUs annually) Grain Terminals - ADM Terminal (Shed 39) (194,000t storage capacity // 13,7m Draft // LOA 255 m // 18m Air Draft // 38 m Beam // Loading Rate 35,000 t/d) - Terminal Exportacao do Guaruja (TEG) (90,000t storage capacity // 13,3m Draft // LOA 230 m // 18m Air Draft // 36m Beam // Loading Rate 35,000 t/d) - Terminal Exportacao de Acucar do Guaruja (TEAG) (110,000t storage capacity // 13,3m Draft // Kamsarmax // 16m Air Draft // 33 m Beam // Loading Rate 25,000 t/d) - Terminal Exportacao Santos (TES) (250,000t storage capacity // 14,5m Draft // LOA 255m // 16m Air Draft // 38m Beam // Loading Rate 30,000 t/d) - Terminal XXXIX (260,000t storage capacity // 14,5m Draft // LOA 255m // 16m Air Draft // 38m Beam // Loading Rate 3000 t/d) - Terminal Integrator Luis Antonio Mesquita (TIPLAM) (197,000t storage capacity // 13,2m Draft // LOA 230 m // 18m Air Draft // 37m Beam // Loading Rate 35,000 t/d) - CUTRALE Terminal (140,000t storage capacity // 13,7m Draft // LOA 229 m // 16m Air Draft // 38m Beam // Loading Rate 25,000 t/d) - G.G. Terminal (Terminal de Graneis do Guaruja) (65,000t storage capacity // 14,3m Draft // LOA 230 m // 18m Air Draft // 46m Beam // Loading Rate 50,000 t/d) - COFCO (EX-NOBLE) Terminal 12A (65,000t storage capacity // 13,4m Draft // LOA 229m // 17,5m Air Draft // 38m Beam // Loading Rate 35,000 t/d) - T-GRAO (OUTEIRINHOS) Terminal (100,000t storage capacity // 13,9m Draft // LOA 230 m // 18m Air Draft // 38m Beam // Loading Rate 25,000 t/d) - RUMO Terminals 16&19 (260,000t storage capacity // 14,2m Draft // LOA 230 m // 19m Air Draft // 38m Beam // Loading Rate 50,000 t/d) - COPERSUCAR Terminals 20&21 (367,000t storage capacity // 13,9m Draft // LOA 229m // 18m Air Draft // 38m Beam // Loading Rate 40,000 t/d) Cargoes: - Exports: Main export is coffee, (others are soya beans, orange juice, bananas, fuel oil, sugar, raw cotton, cotton products, machinery and vehicles) - Imports: Crude oil, wheat, salt and fertilizers, and petrol. Traffic figures: Approx. 133,000,000t of cargo, 4,100,000TEU, 5,230 vessels and 746,600 passengers handled annually. Load line zone: Tropical.