Up to 2015, Copersucar should invest US$ 1.1 billion in logistics, aiming at making the rail transportation option – which currently represents 50% of the sugar transport mode, with the remaining 50% being transported on roads – to represent 70%, To achieve this goal, in addition to counting on investments from railroad operators, the company has invested in terminals, rolling stock and permanent track improvements.
In March, after investing R$ 30 million, the company inaugurated a multimodal terminal in Ribeirão Preto, which brings together a road reception system, car loading area, conveyor belts and 2.8-km loading loop (“pera ferroviária”). This detour in the main track enables the utilization of a type train, longer train consist with two locomotives and 65 cars. “This enables high productivity gains, as the operation that formerly used to take two hours by car, is now performed within ten minutes, while the shipment capacity jumped to 10,000 tons per day,” states Paulo Roberto de Souza, CEO of the company.
It is estimated the reduction of 42,000 trips on trucks by year in the Ribeirão Preto-Santos run.
Two terminals should also be constructed in São Paulo and Minas Gerais. Each one will receive investments amounting to US$ 11 million, to be funded with own capital. The cities that will receive the terminals are being evaluated, but the idea is starting their operation for the crop 2013/2014.
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The company is investing in it sugar transport terminal in the Port of Santos, currently holding capacity for 5.5 million tons. With US$ 69 million funds, it will operate with capacity for eight million tons in the next year. The ship loading capacity will be duplicated to 3,000 tons/hour.
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