The shipping platform

Location: Porto Alegre is an inland port situated at the northern end of Lagoa dos Patos. The port is on the E bank of the Guaiba River which flows into Lagoa dos Patos. General overview: The port of Porto Alegre consists of a 8km length berth (divided between Maua, Marcilo Dias and Navegantes quays). The port has different terminals for grain, general cargo, fertilizers and MPP. Quays: - Mauá wharf: 3,240m - Navegantes wharf: 3,268m - Marcílio Dias wharf: 1,413m Number of berths: 33 Warehousing: - Covered (66153 m2) - Refrigerated (9400 m2) Traffic figures: Approx. 300 vessels and 576,000t of cargo handled annually. In Gravatai River (Canoas) - metropolitan region of Porto Alegre there is an oil terminal operated by Transpetro (Petrobras subsidiary). The terminal loads bunker to tanker barges, light recycle oil to truck and also receives maritime fuel oil through tanker trucks. They receive from the Alberto Pasqualini Refinery. (Vessels up to 4,000 TPB) Load line zone: Summer. Max size: LOA 245m // beam 35m // draught 6.5m FW.