Suape is strategically located in relation to the main maritime navigation lanes connecting it to more than 160 ports on all continents and placing it in the ideal position of being the main hub port of the Southern Atlantic.

The Suape Port and Industrial Complex is 40km south of Recife (PE) in the municipalities of Ipojuca and Cabo de Santo Agostinho. The port is the only entrance and exit for the whole Northeast Region, which is a consumer market with 50 million inhabitants and a gross internal product of US$ 110 billion.

Suape occupies an extensive area of 13,500 hectares. To guaranty orderly growth and facilitate administration, the complex was divided into port, industrial, administrative, environmental preservation and cultural zones.