Port of Itajaí
port in Brazil
The Port of Itajaí is one of the main ports of Brazil and Latin America. It's located on the Itajaí-Açu river in the city of Itajaí, in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. In container handling, it's the 2nd largest port in Brazil; leads the ranking among exporters of frozen products. In imports, the main products are machinery, engines and equipment.
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The land access system to the port is made up of BR-470, BR-101 and BR-486. It's administered by the superintendent of the port of Itajaí, the municipal authority of the prefecture of Itajaí. Its area of influence is made up of the states of Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul and São Paulo.
Since the mid-19th century, Itajaí had warehouses for the movement of goods, and from 1905 studies were developed to define new port facilities for the location. On July 17, 1912, construction of a wharf in the southern part of the mouth of the Itajaí-Açu river began, and on May 14, 1938, construction of a 233 m wharf began. Subsequently, this wharf was extended in 1950 and 1956, increasing by 470 m, and four warehouses were built from 1950 to 1964, one of them for refrigerated freight.
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