Bolivia seeks rail overhaul to make logistics more competitive

Bolivia’s Ministry of Public Works, Services and Housing is seeking to move forward with a reform of the country’s rail system, with the main goal of making its logistics network more competitive at the continental level.

The plan is being led by Public Works Minister Mauricio Zamora, who has said at various public events that the project is intended to complement road transport and should also help stimulate the tourism sector.

In that context, Cynthia Aramayo, director of the Railways Technical Unit, said Bolivia needs to build such a policy to lower logistics costs. “Bolivia needs to develop this policy to reduce its logistics costs, because it has the most expensive logistics in the region. Today, 18% of the cost of a product corresponds to logistics, while in the region, which is also not very efficient, that figure is 14%. Now we have the opportunity to change that,” Aramayo said.

She added that “railways should not serve only cargo, but also passengers and tourism.”

Along the same lines, Aramayo said the possibility of exporting to more countries, strengthening connections and generating greater cargo flows are among the main advantages business leaders and agribusiness producers see in a national rail policy for Bolivia.

Source: Agencia Boliviana de Información

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