Overview:

The Port of Rio Grande (BR, port code: BRRIG) is located at the mouth of Lake Patos in the southern tip of Brazil, a port on the Atlantic coast. Adopt West 3 District Standard Time. The maximum draft is 11.28 meters. The load density of water is 1000-1005. No tidal changes. Prevailing northeast and southwest winds, compulsory pilotage. The port city has consular offices in Britain, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and Norway. Vessels longer than 200 meters cannot enter the inner anchorage to berth. The port has a commercial wharf with a coastline of 1920 meters and a maximum draft of 8.84 meters for loading and unloading groceries, fertilizers, outside the port, grain flour, vegetable oil, phosphoric acid, frozen meat, etc.; two container berths, 275 meters long, and 11.28 meters draft; One tanker berth is 300 meters long and has a draft of 10.06 meters for loading and unloading crude oil, petroleum products, ammonia, and phosphoric acid; a bollard berth can accommodate bulk grain vessels over 220 meters in length and 11.28 meters in draft. There are also two private terminals, one dedicated to loading and unloading bulk chemical fertilizers, ammonia and phosphoric acid, with a draft of 10.97 meters; a grain berth, which can also load and unload bulk vegetable oil, with a draft of 11.28 meters. Vessels less than 200 meters in length can berth at the inner anchorage and use barges to load and unload cargo.

It was built in 1737 and the city was established in 1835. A distribution center for products in inland agricultural and pastoral areas, exporting dried beef, leather, etc. There are meat, canned vegetables, textile (cotton, wool, jute), tobacco, oil refining and other industries. There is an oil port. Pelosta is connected by rail and road. There is an airport . There is a university.

The magnificence of Rio Grande Port lies not only in its name. Geographically speaking, the Rio Grande Port has an advantageous geographical location and has been established as the Southern Cone Port. Known to the world for its strong performance in southern Brazil, it is located between the most important ports on the American continent and provides fast and high-quality services in terms of productivity. Equipped with complete operating infrastructure, the port of Rio Grande do Sul is considered to be the second most important country in the development of international trade in Brazil. Even so, the port is currently investing in infrastructure to ensure that it always meets international standards. The Rio Grande port has a draft of 40 feet, and it performs well in bulk and container terminals , far higher than the corresponding ports in Argentina and Uruguay, and even surpassed the neighboring Santa Catarina port. Through its preferential transportation conditions, the port is an ideal place for container transit and completion of bulk cargo in the La Plata Basin. In addition, via the public terminal Porto Nuovo (New Port), with a draft of 31 feet, the Rio Grande Port provides enviable berthing availability, and the terminal is closed for 2 kilometers. Another advantage of Rio Grande Porto is the well-distributed multi-mode power grid in Rio Grande do Sul. With high-quality transportation infrastructure, including roads, waterways, railways and airport facilities, the route to the port of Rio Grande do Sul is in a protected state and is considered the primary condition of the national scenario. The multimodal transport in Grand Port is an important factor in reducing costs and improving logistics efficiency, adding value to the goods passing through its facilities.

Port business

The Superintendencia of Porto de Grande (SUPRG) manages and maintains the Rio Grande port. There are three main channels available: Superporto (40 feet deep), Porto Novo (31 feet deep) and Porto Velho (15 feet deep). Mooring terminals are located in Porto Velho, Porto Novo and Superporto. Most of the terminals (total length of nearly 4000 meters) are located in Superporto. Approximately 11 million tons of different goods pass through the Rio Grande Port every year.