Porto do Itaqui

Port of Itaqui
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2°34′21″S 44°21′51″W / 2.57250°S 44.36417°W / -2.57250; -44.36417Port of Itaqui is a Brazilian port located in the city of São Luís, Maranhão.[1] It is not to be confused with the city of Itaqui, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, near the border with Argentina. The main cargoes include aluminum ingots and bars, pig iron, general, dry and liquid bulk cargoes, soybean and copper. The hinterland of the Port of Itaqui encompasses the states of Maranhão, Piauí, Tocantins, southwestern Pará, northern Goiás, northeastern Mato Grosso, and western Bahia.[2]

  1. ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2008
  2. ^ Porto do Itaqui Archived 2012-03-21 at the Wayback Machine