Cabotage

What is cabotage?

Cabotage is coastal shipping between ports in the same country. The term derives from the surname of Sebastian Cabot, a 16th century Venetian navigator, who explored the Rio de la Plata in search of the mythical Sierra de la Plata.

Aliança has focused on and invested heavily in this mode, since it is Brazil’s leading cabotage operator and a pioneer in winning back container handling between Brazilian ports. As well as cabotage on the coast of Brazil, Aliança also operates in the main ports of Mercosur. The company currently has 11 vessels working in this mode, with extensive coverage in 15 ports from Buenos Aires to Manaus, and a total of 104 monthly stopovers.

One of the main advantages of cabotage is the low emissions of pollutants and number of accidents. The cost savings in comparison to road transportation vary from 10% to 15%, and in addition, cabotage brings together speed and economy through multimodal operations planning (use of two or more modes). You will reach the eCommerce Cabotage here .

Cabotage Trivia

Cabotage transport uses up to 8 times less fuel than other modes to move the same quantity of cargo.
Brazil offers great advantages for shipping. It has around eight thousand kilometers of coastline, and more than 40 thousand kilometers of potentially navigable routes.
There are 34 ports, 8 of which are in the South, 5 in the North, 10 in the South-east and 11 in the North-east.

First taste of Cabotage

With a dedicated customer service team and a logistics management system support with both remote and online access, we can help our customers throughout the whole process of contracting services and shipping management.

Here is a quick step-by-step guide for your first cabotage experience:

STEP 1: BOOKING (Reservation)
After finalizing your commercial agreement with Aliança, you will need to make a reservation for space on our vessels. Aliança has a number of channels for this, such as our 0800-number service, Cabotage Portal (www.alianca.com.br/portal cabotagem) or a simple e-mail including details of your order (volume/origin/destination).

STEP 2: COLLECTION
After confirming your booking, we can schedule (date/time) collection of your cargo providing the longest times possible to ensure safe arrival without any delays, even at the shipment port.

STEP 3: DELIVERY
At this stage, our Customer Service team reviews every customer with an estimated unloading and delivery date together with the final destination. The material is loaded on the confirmed date/schedule. After the delivery operation is complete, we confirm the end of operations with the contractor.

STEP 4: SHIPMENT TRACKING
Our services give you remote, online or e-mail access for tracking your shipment throughout the expected/contracted itinerary.

Intermodal – door-to-door transport

Through a consultative approach with our customers, we are able to offer services for the entire operation. Integrating other modes such as rail/ferry/road, together with our maritime transport, we can offer complete door-to-door management, taking advantage of operating logistics activities across the various stages of the production and supply chain.

The structure of our services gives us better market coverage, with direct stopovers in the major ports and full presence in the North, North-east, South and South-east of Brazil and Mercosur.

Cabotage Portal

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Have you ever imagined your product being more competitive and reaching new markets? See what Aliança's cabotage can do for your business.

Visit www.portaldacabotagem.com.br
Please find more information in our User's Guide Cabotage (PDF, 10 MB)

Cabotage film

Do you have any further questions?

We are happy to help you:

Aliança Navegação e Logística Ltda. (Head Office)
Rua Verbo Divino, 1547
Bairro Chácara Santo Antònio
04719-002 São Paulo

+55-11-5185-3100
contato.sao@alianca.com.br