MRS Logística and DP World have announced a partnership to bring agribusiness production from the Center-West region to Santos Port and boost exports of beans, sesame, sugar and cotton. The model integrates road transport, rail and port terminals, with the aim of reducing congestion, increasing scale and making logistics more predictable.
Under the adopted model, agricultural commodities are transported by road to terminals in the cities of Suzano, Jundiaí and Paulínia, where they undergo containerization. From there, they proceed by rail to DP World's terminal in Santos, which reduces truck traffic accessing the port.
The initiative responds to growing demand from producers for alternatives to direct road transport to the port, especially given access bottlenecks and receiving capacity constraints in Santos, which impact export timelines and costs.
Marco Dornelas, Commercial Accounts Manager at MRS Logística, stated that some of the differentials and benefits of the logistics solution are the possibility of storage at partner terminals, the guarantee of receipt by port terminals, cost competitiveness, greater scale for cargo throughput (up to 84 TEUs per trip) and the sustainability of operations.
"It is a complete solution, from farm to ship, that reinforces the strategic role of rail in the development of national agribusiness and meets the urgent need to move commodities to ports," notes the Commercial Accounts Manager.
