{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Tubarao","identifier":"BR TUB","unlocode":"BR TUB","city":null,"country":"Brazil","waterBody":"South Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Large","harborType":"Coastal (Breakwater)","channelDepthMeters":21.6,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":-20.283333,"longitude":-40.25},"description":"Mining giant Vale built Tubarao (BR TUB) in 1966 to ship iron ore from the Iron Quadrangle of Minas Gerais, and the terminal near Vitória remains one of the world's largest ore-loading ports. It exported about 68 million tonnes of iron ore in 2024, loaded at peak rates near 16,000 tonnes per hour. Pier depths exceeding 21 metres let Tubarao handle Capesize and Valemax bulk carriers that smaller Brazilian ports cannot accommodate. Cargo reaches the quays by the dedicated Vitória-Minas railway, wh","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/tubarao-port-br-tub","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/tubarao-port-br-tub","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Tubarao · (UN/LOCODE: BR TUB) · Brazil · Large · 21.6 m"}