VLI and Codeba formalize intention to increase joint operations in Bahia

VLI, the manager of the Center-Atlantic Railway, and the Companhia Docas do Estado da Bahia (Codeba) signed an Agreement Memorandum in the first quarter of January, ratifying both companies’ intention to expand their joint operations in the state of Bahia.

VLI and Codeba will then collaborate to conduct feasibility studies in order to prospect potential new deals that can supplement the volumes already handled by the logistics operator destined for Bahia’s ports.

The Minas-Bahia corridor, a logistics branch operated by VLI facilitates the flow of inputs to the coast of Bahia due to a unique characteristic: its vocation to transport general cargo. The branch regularly handles petroleum products, lime, chemicals, iron ore, chromium ore, magnesite ore (to the Port of Aratu and Minas Gerais), cement (to the Port of Aratu), and containers.

In the State of Bahia, the municipalities of Alagoinhas, Castro Alves, Iaçu, Licínio de Almeida, Camaçari, Brumado, Campo Formoso, Candeias (with direct access to the Port of Aratu), Pojuca and Itiúba are part of the regional rail map and act as loading and unloading stations.

From January to June 2021, the company handled approximately 4 million tons through the corridor, a volume that was 32% higher than in the same period the previous year. In the last two years, the number of customers served by VLI via the Minas-Bahia Corridor also increased by 25%.

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