In 2016, Brazil exported US$185 billion worth of goods, equivalent to approximately 645 million metric tons. These products left the country through roughly 100 export gateways, including seaports, airports, highways, and railways. To better understand…
Road freight costs are directly influenced by the distances that transportation equipment must travel between origins and destinations. These distances can be represented spatially, as shown in Figure 1. Road distances in the State of…
Today, Ferronorte extends for approximately 750 kilometers, connecting the railway terminal in Rondonópolis (MT) to the São Paulo Rail Network in the municipality of Santa Fé do Sul (SP) (Figure 1). Figure 1 – Ferronorte…
The construction of a railway is closely linked to the availability of freight within its area of influence. For a railway project to be economically viable, a substantial volume of cargo must be available. This…
The maps presented in this article help explain how the beef supply chain operates in Brazil, particularly in the state of Mato Grosso (MT). To understand this logistics network, it is important to identify the…
The availability of freight for transportation systems, such as railways, can be estimated using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The analysis presented here examines the potential use of rail transportation for moving sugarcane to processing plants…
Over the past several years, Rumo–ALL has developed a dedicated transportation corridor for exporting sugar produced by mills located in the interior of the state of São Paulo. This logistics system includes a railway network…
