{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Aratu","identifier":"BR ARB","unlocode":"BR ARB","city":null,"country":"Brazil","waterBody":"South Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Small","harborType":"Open Roadstead","channelDepthMeters":17.1,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":-12.783333,"longitude":-38.5},"description":"Manganese, coal and fertilisers, methanol, benzene and naphtha, plus gases such as propene and butadiene make up the trade at Aratu-Candeias (BR ARB), Bahia's bulk and petrochemical port some 50 kilometres from Salvador. Run by the state docks company CODEBA and in operation since 1975, the deepwater port handled around 5.4 million tonnes between January and November 2025, predominantly dangerous and industrial cargoes. Three terminals serve the port, among them a solid-bulk facility with two pi","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/aratu-port-br-arb","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/aratu-port-br-arb","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Aratu · (UN/LOCODE: BR ARB) · Brazil · Small · 17.1 m"}