Aliança to resume cabotage route at the Port of Itaqui

Maranhão is on Brazil`s cabotage route and is expected to show strong growth this year, according to the national Cabotage Sales Manager of Aliança Navegação e Logística, Jaime Batista, after a meeting with the leaders of the Maranhense Port Administration Company (EMAP). Starting this month, Aliança Navegação e Logística, a leader in cabotage in Brazil, will restart the regular container line at Porto do Itaqui, in São Luís, with more frequent stopovers.

“We spent a few months testing and monitoring productivity, a period also with a lot of cargo prospecting that had positive results, which motivated us to invest in the continuity of services in the region,” said the executive. According to him, the trend is to increase such service as the private sector gains increasing confidence in cabotage, as is happening in other regions of the country. Currently, the sectors that use cabotage most frequently are retail and construction. The loads vary from raw material for industries to food, including refrigerated food.

According to the president of EMAP, Ted Lago, the objective of resuming regular cabotage services is to attract more business and reduce logistical costs for companies in Maranhão, strengthening a fundamental chain for the state’s economic development. “The market was organized to consolidate the cargo and the Port of Itaqui has all the necessary infrastructure for the weekly operation”, says Lago.

The negotiations between the Government of Maranhão, through the Department of Industry, Commerce and Energy (Seinc), EMAP, the port community and the private sector began two years ago. Since August 2019, Aliança has been carrying out the necessary tests and adjustments to increase the frequency. “The joint work made it possible to identify the main needs of the local business community and solidify the need to offer a regular service, which guarantees periodicity, efficiency, safety and the best cost-benefit ratio,” says Jaime Batista.

The port infrastructure for the storage of containers at the Port of Itaqui covers an area of ​​20,250 m2 with static capacity for 1,341 TEUs. “We are excited about the weekly service and confident about the increase in demand across the region,” he concludes.

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