There are no companies in our database in Brazil in this sector Shipping Brazil faces the crossroads Article about the Brazilian shipping industry from an Italian magazine.
Costs are high and turn-around time is long.
Bureaucracy and paper work can be a serious impediment at the ports. Port reform legislation, enacted in 1993, has not yet significantly improved port conditions. The Brazilian government has promised to privatize the port system. Santo constitute two ports in Brazil, which are partially privatized along the southeastern coast. Costs are lower and turnaround time shorter there.