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 harbour extends along an estuary bounded by the
island of Santo Amaro in the E and the island of Sao
Vincente in the W.
Santos is a multipurpose port, equipped with modern
facilities to handle general cargo, dry and liquid
bulk cargo, containers and Ro-Ro cargo.
The main export is coffee; other exports are soya
beans, orange juice, bananas, fuel oil, sugar, raw
cotton, cotton products, machinery and vehicles. The
principal imports are crude oil, wheat, salt and
fertilisers and petrol.
Large scale ship repair facilities, full bunkering
services and supply of provisions are available.
Traffic figures:
Approx 42,700,000t of cargo and 1,980,000TEU handled
annually.
Load Line zone:
Tropical.
Max size:
Largest vessels handled:
"Delta Mar", "Delta Sud", "Delta North", "Queen
Elizabeth" and "Kugaland".


