The twenty-foot equivalent unit (often TEU or teu) is the shipping industry’s standard unit of measure.
Throughput is defined as the total volume of cargo handled.
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Figures have been rounded.
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Brazil: cargo throughput of selected container ports 2019
The port of Santos, located in the state of São Paulo, is the second largest container port in Latin America. In 2019, the port of Santos handled approximately *** million TEUs of cargo.
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Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (August 11, 2020). Volume of cargo handled in selected container ports in Brazil in 2019 (in 1,000 TEUs) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/730093/selected-container-port-cargo-volume-brazil/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Volume of cargo handled in selected container ports in Brazil in 2019 (in 1,000 TEUs)." Chart. August 11, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 20, 2026. /statistics/730093/selected-container-port-cargo-volume-brazil/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (2020). Volume of cargo handled in selected container ports in Brazil in 2019 (in 1,000 TEUs). ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2026. /statistics/730093/selected-container-port-cargo-volume-brazil/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Volume of Cargo Handled in Selected Container Ports in Brazil in 2019 (in 1,000 Teus)." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 11 Aug 2020, /statistics/730093/selected-container-port-cargo-volume-brazil/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Volume of cargo handled in selected container ports in Brazil in 2019 (in 1,000 TEUs) ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/730093/selected-container-port-cargo-volume-brazil/ (last visited July 20, 2026)
Volume of cargo handled in selected container ports in Brazil in 2019 (in 1,000 TEUs) [Graph], Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, August 11, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/730093/selected-container-port-cargo-volume-brazil/