Port of Suape
Pilotage zone ZP-09 (Recife e Suape)
Crew change airport: Recife/Guararapes (REC), about 42 km by road
Port call guides · Brazil
Port Call Guides for Brazil
Planning notes for ship operators, port by port: maximum drafts, pilotage, tides, clearance and crew change, each with its official source. Costa Maritime prepares the proforma disbursement account (PDA) for your call.
Port guides
Port of Recife
Pilotage zone ZP-09 (Recife e Suape)
Crew change airport: Recife/Guararapes (REC), about 13.4 km by road
Port of Itaqui
Pilotage zone ZP-4 (São Marcos Bay)
Nearest airport: São Luís (SLZ), about 23 km by road
Port of Fortaleza
Pilotage zone ZP-05 (Fortaleza and Pecém)
Nearest airport: Fortaleza (SBFZ), about 13 km by road
Port of Salvador
Pilotage zone ZP-12 (Todos os Santos Bay)
Nearest airport: Salvador (SSA), about 27 km by road
Port of Belém
Pilotage zone ZP-03 (Belém and Vila do Conde)
Nearest airport: Belém (BEL), about 8 km by road
Port of Manaus
Pilotage zones ZP-1 and ZP-2 (Amazon)
Nearest airport: Manaus (MAO), about 16 km by road
Port of Rio de Janeiro
Pilotage zone ZP-15 (Rio de Janeiro and Niterói)
Nearest airport: Rio de Janeiro/Galeão (GIG), about 16 km by road
Port of Vitória
Pilotage zone ZP-14 (Espírito Santo)
Nearest airport: Vitória (VIX), about 14 km by road
Port of Santos
Pilotage zone ZP-16 (Santos and São Sebastião)
Crew change airport: São Paulo/Guarulhos (GRU), about 92 km by road
Port of Paranaguá
Pilotage zone ZP-17 (Paranaguá e Antonina)
Crew change airport: Curitiba (CWB), about 85 km by road
Port of Rio Grande
Pilotage zone ZP-19 (Rio Grande)
Crew change airports: Porto Alegre (POA) and Pelotas
Ports we cover
Northeast Brazil: Costa Maritime team mobilization
Other Brazilian ports: vetted partner network
Other ports and terminals
We also attend calls at Natal, Cabedelo, Maceió, the Aracaju area, Areia Branca and Ilhéus. Working another Brazilian port? Just ask.
What to send for a PDA
- Vessel type and flag
- GT / NT / summer DWT
- LOA / beam / arrival and departure draft
- Trade (international or cabotage), last and next port
- Purpose of call (load, discharge, crew change, supplies, repairs, STS, bunkers, survey)
- Cargo, quantity in metric tonnes and IMO class if dangerous goods
- Berth or terminal, if known
- Expected days at berth or anchorage, and shifts
- Crew change (on-signers, off-signers and nationalities)
- Agency type (full agency, owners' protecting agent, husbandry only) and party to invoice
The PDA is an estimate based on the particulars you send and the tariffs and exchange rate in force; the final disbursement account (FDA) reflects the actual call.
Planning a call in Brazil?
Send the vessel particulars, the port and the dates. We prepare the PDA and coordinate the call with one point of contact.